'The Magician's Land': Critics call the third book in Lev Grossman's trilogy a satisfying finale
Monitor fiction critic Yvonne Zipp called 'The Magician's Land' 'thoroughly satisfying [and] refreshingly original,' one of many positive reviews.
'The Magician's Land' is by Lev Grossman.
It鈥檚 not easy to end a series and at the same time please a crowd, but author Lev Grossman seems to have done just that with his novel 鈥淭he Magician鈥檚 Land.鈥�
Grossman鈥檚 book is the third in a trilogy, preceded by 鈥淭he Magicians鈥� and 鈥淭he Magician King,鈥� both of which were critically acclaimed. 鈥淭he Magician's Land鈥� was released on Aug. 5.
Both the Monitor and Amazon selected the novel as one of the 10 best books of August, with Monitor fiction critic Yvonne Zipp calling it 鈥渢horoughly satisfying鈥�. [it] references C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling while remaining refreshingly original.鈥�
Meanwhile, critic Sarah Lyall found that Grossman 鈥渟eems to have altered his tone in parts of 鈥楾he Magician鈥檚 Land,鈥� using too much narration with too much broish language鈥� but wrote that 鈥渢his is a quibble 鈥� after some truly wondrous scenes that have to do with the dawn (and the end) of existence, ricocheting back and forth between the extraordinary and the quotidian, you feel that breathless, stay-up-all-night, thrumming excitement.鈥澛�
writer Gwenda Bond found that each of Grossman鈥檚 novels has 鈥渄eepening complexity and widening scope鈥� and wrote that 鈥淭he Magician's Land鈥� 鈥渢riumphantly answers the essential questions at the heart of the series鈥�. [it鈥檚 a] masterful close.鈥�
gave it a starred review, writing that it鈥檚 a 鈥渄eeply satisfying finale,鈥� and found that 鈥渢his series taken as a whole brings new life and energy to the fantasy genre. The final volume will please fans looking for action, emotion, and, ultimately, closure.鈥�