Bøger af Lev Grossman

superb' - JUNOT DIAZ, author of DROWN and THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO'A sophisticated, subtle novel that is also magical fun' - THE TIMES'Lev Grossman has conjured a rare creature: a trilogy that simply gets better and better as it goes along .

superb' - JUNOT DIAZ, author of DROWN and THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO'A sophisticated, subtle novel that is also magical fun' - THE TIMES'Lev Grossman has conjured a rare creature: a trilogy that simply gets better and better as it goes along .

superb' - JUNOT DIAZ, author of DROWN and THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO'A sophisticated, subtle novel that is also magical fun' - THE TIMES'Lev Grossman has conjured a rare creature: a trilogy that simply gets better and better as it goes along .

THE MAGICIANS: ALICE'S STORY is an all new chapter set in the world of The Magicians trilogy of novels by New York Times bestselling author Lev Grossman that retells the events of the first novel through fan-favorite character Alice Quinn.

'For anyone who's ever craved a seat at the Round Table. Utterly enchanting.'Rebecca Yarros, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing_______________________________________________________________No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium. When gifted young knight Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a place on the Round Table, he quickly discovers that he's too late:The king died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlann, and only a handful of the knights of the Round Table are left. And the survivors aren't the heroes of legend either, like Lancelot or Gawain. They're the oddballs of the Round Table, like Sir Palomides, the Saracen Knight, and Sir Dagonet, Arthur's fool, who was knighted as a joke. They're joined by Nimue, who was Merlin's apprentice until she turned on him and buried him under a hill. But it's up to them to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance, even as God abandons Britain and the fairies and old gods are returning, led by Morgan le Fay. They must reclaim Excalibur and make this ruined world whole again. But first they'll have to solve the mystery of why the lonely, brilliant King Arthur fell. The first major Arthurian epic of the new millennium, The Bright Sword is a story about imperfect men and women, full of strength and pain, who are looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves.

'For anyone who's ever craved a seat at the Round Table. Utterly enchanting.'Rebecca Yarros, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing_______________________________________________________________No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium.When gifted young knight Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a place on the Round Table, he quickly discovers that he's too late:The king died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlann, and only a handful of the knights of the Round Table are left.And the survivors aren't the heroes of legend either, like Lancelot or Gawain. They're the oddballs of the Round Table, like Sir Palomides, the Saracen Knight, and Sir Dagonet, Arthur's fool, who was knighted as a joke. They're joined by Nimue, who was Merlin's apprentice until she turned on him and buried him under a hill.But it's up to them to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance, even as God abandons Britain and the fairies and old gods are returning, led by Morgan le Fay. They must reclaim Excalibur and make this ruined world whole again.But first they'll have to solve the mystery of why the lonely, brilliant King Arthur fell.The first major Arthurian epic of the new millennium, The Bright Sword is a story about imperfect men and women, full of strength and pain, who are looking for a way to reforge a broken land in spite of being broken themselves.

Quentin Coldwater er et geni, men han har det elendigt. Hanburde fokusere på at vælge et universitet og udnytte sin hjerne. I stedet er han i al hemmelighed besat af fantasybøgerne, der foregår i det magiske land Fillory. Quentins virkelige liver skuffende i sammenligning med det fra bøgerne.Helt uventet bliver Quentin optaget på en hemmelig skole for magi, og det ser ud til, at hans vildeste drømme nu er gået i opfyldelse. Men magiskolen er ikke som han forestillede sig.Hans nyfundne kræfter fører ham i sidste ende til den mørkehemmelighed bag historien om Fillory. Landet med hans barndomsfantasier viser sig at være meget mørkere og farligere, end han nogensinde kunne have forestillet sig.

Kate y su hermano menor Tom llevan unas vidas aburridas y poco interesantes. Y seguramente sus padres tienen algo que ver con eso. ¿Por qué Kate no puede vivir aventuras extraordinarias y salvar el mundo como lo hacen los protagonistas de los libros que lee? Incluso su undécimo cumpleaños parece que será igual de anodino, hasta que su misterioso tío Herbert, a quien no conocía, la sorprende con el regalo de cumpleaños más inesperado, impresionante e inapropiado que se pueda imaginar: una colosal locomotora de vapor llamada La Flecha Plateada. Sus padres quieren devolverle el regalo al tío Herbert, pero antes de que eso suceda, Kate y Tom viajan a tierras lejanas a bordo de La Flecha Plateada y en compañía de toda clase de animales exóticos que, al parecer, pueden hablar. Armados únicamente con su curiosidad, ingenio y la emoción de lo desconocido para guiarlos, Kate y Tom se encuentran de pronto en la aventura de su vida... ¿y quién sabe? Quizá terminen salvando el mundo después de todo. Kate and her younger brother Tom lead boring and uninteresting lives. And surely her parents have something to do with it. Why can't Kate go on extraordinary adventures and save the world like the protagonists of the books she reads? Even her eleventh birthday seems like it will be just as nondescript, until her mysterious uncle Herbert, whom she didn't know, surprises her with the most unexpected, impressive, and inappropriate birthday present imaginable: a colossal steam engine named The Silver Arrow. Her parents want to return the gift to Uncle Herbert, but before that happens, Kate and Tom travel to distant lands aboard the Silver Arrow and in the company of all kinds of exotic animals that, it seems, can talk. Armed solely with their curiosity, wit, and the thrill of the unknown to guide them, Kate and Tom suddenly find themselves on the adventure of a lifetime.

Return to Fillory in the riveting sequel to the New York Times bestseller and literary phenomenon, The MagiciansQuentin Coldwater should be happy. He escaped a miserable Brooklyn childhood, matriculated at a secret college for magic, and graduated to discover that Fillory-a fictional utopia-was actually real. But even as a Fillorian king, Quentin finds little peace. His old restlessness returns, and he longs for the thrills a heroic quest can bring.Accompanied by his oldest friend, Julia, Quentin sets off-only to somehow wind up back in the real world and not in Fillory, as they'd hoped. As the pair struggle to find their way back to their lost kingdom, Quentin is forced to rely on Julia's illicitly-learned sorcery as they face a sinister threat in a world very far from the beloved fantasy novels of their youth.

Discover the magical, timeless, bestselling children's adventure series from Lev Grossman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The MagiciansIt's been a year since Kate and Tom became conductors on the Great Secret Intercontinental Railway, and life has changed completely! Delivering animal passengers to their rightful habitats using their very own secret steam train, The Silver Arrow, is exciting and magical and fulfilling. Until one day a new and mysterious train almost rams them off the track! Its name? The Golden Swift. Kate catches a glimpse of the conductors. They're children, like them, and they're dropping animals off at all the wrong stations!Kate is determined to catch up with their rivals and confront them. Her actions will lead to an adventure bigger than she could have dreamed of, racing through the highlands of Western Scotland, trekking in the Australian outback and diving down deep into the Bering Sea on a magical submarine. Kate will have to discover a whole new way to offer endangered animals safe and lasting homes .

"I loved every page. This is middle grade fiction at its best."-- Ann PatchettFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians comes a must-read, wholly original middle-grade debut perfect for fans of The Chronicles of Narnia and Roald Dahl.Dear Uncle Herbert,You've never met me, but I'm your niece Kate, and since it is my birthday tomorrow and you are super-rich could you please send me a present?Kate and her younger brother Tom lead dull, uninteresting lives. And if their dull, uninteresting parents are anything to go by, they don't have much to look forward to. Why can't Kate have thrilling adventures and save the world the way people do in books? Even her 11th birthday is shaping up to be mundane -- that is, until her mysterious and highly irresponsible Uncle Herbert, whom she's never even met before, surprises her with the most unexpected, exhilarating, inappropriate birthday present of all time: a colossal steam locomotive called the Silver Arrow.Kate and Tom's parents want to send it right back where it came from. But Kate and Tom have other ideas -- and so does the Silver Arrow -- and soon they're off to distant lands along magical rail lines in the company of an assortment of exotic animals who, it turns out, can talk. With only curiosity, excitement, their own resourcefulness and the thrill of the unknown to guide them, Kate and Tom are on the adventure of a lifetime . . . and who knows? They just might end up saving the world after all.This thrilling fantasy adventure will not only entertain young readers but inspire them to see the beautiful, exciting, and precious world around them with new eyes.

The stunning conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Magicians trilogy, now an original series onSYFY#1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER ANEW YORK TIMESNOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST BOOKS The San Francisco Chronicle *; Salon *; The Christian Science Monitor *; AV Club *; Buzzfeed *; Kirkus *; NY 1*; Bustle*; The Globe and MailQuentin Coldwater has been cast out of Fillory, the secret magical land of his childhood dreams. With nothing left to lose he returns to where his story began, the Brakebills Preparatory College of Magic. But he can't hide from his past, and it's not long before it comes looking for him. Along with Plum, a brilliant young undergraduate with a dark secret of her own, Quentin sets out on a crooked path through a magical demimonde of gray magic and desperate characters. But all roads lead back to Fillory, and his new life takes him to old haunts, like Antarctica, and to buried secrets and old friends he thought were lost forever. He uncovers the key to a sorcery masterwork, a spell that could create magical utopia, a new Fillorybut casting it will set in motion a chain of events that will bring Earth and Fillory crashing together. To save them he will have to risk sacrificing everything. The Magician's Landis an intricate thriller, a fantastical epic, and an epic of love and redemption that brings the Magicians trilogy to a magnificent conclusion, confirming it as one of the great achievements in modern fantasy. It's the story of a boy becoming a man, an apprentice becoming a master, and a broken land finally becoming whole.

Return to Fillory in the riveting sequel to the New York Times bestseller and literary phenomenon, The Magicians,now an original series on SYFY,from the author of the #1 bestselling The Magician's Land. Quentin Coldwater should be happy. He escaped a miserable Brooklyn childhood, matriculated at a secret college for magic, and graduated to discover that Fillorya fictional utopiawas actually real. But even as a Fillorian king, Quentin finds little peace. His old restlessness returns, and he longs for the thrills a heroic quest can bring. Accompanied by his oldest friend, Julia, Quentin sets offonly to somehow wind up back in the real world and not in Fillory, as they'd hoped. As the pair struggle to find their way back to their lost kingdom, Quentin is forced to rely on Julia's illicitly learned sorcery as they face a sinister threat in a world very far from the beloved fantasy novels of their youth.

The New York Times bestselling novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world, now an original series onSYFY';The Magicians is to Harry Potter as a shot of Irish whiskey is to a glass of weak tea. . . . Hogwarts was never like this.' George R.R. Martin ';Sad, hilarious, beautiful, and essential to anyone who cares about modern fantasy.' Joe Hill ';A very knowing and wonderful take on the wizard school genre.' John Green ';The Magicians may just be the most subversive, gripping and enchanting fantasy novel I've read this century.' Cory Doctorow';This gripping novel draws on the conventions of contemporary and classic fantasy novels in order to upend them... an unexpectedly moving coming-of-age story.' The New Yorker';The best urban fantasy in years.' A.V. ClubQuentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A high school math genius, he's secretly fascinated with a series of children's fantasy novels set in a magical land called Fillory, and real life is disappointing by comparison. When Quentin is unexpectedly admitted to an elite, secret college of magic, it looks like his wildest dreams have come true. But his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory. The land of his childhood fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. . . .The prequel to the New York Times bestselling book The Magician King and the #1 bestsellerThe Magician's Land, The Magicians is one of the most daring and inventive works of literary fantasy in years. No one who has escaped into the worlds of Narnia and Harry Potter should miss this breathtaking return to the landscape of the imagination.

Edward's intrigue becomes an obsession that only deepens as friends draw him into a peculiar and addictive computer game, as mystifying parallels between the game's virtual reality and the legend of the codex emerge and the lines between reality, fantasy and mysterious legend start to blur ...