{"product_id":"9781250092373","title":"Warp : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWarp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lev Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis re-publication of Lev Grossman's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eWarp\u003c\/i\u003e, shows the roots of his Magicians hero Quentin Coldwater in a book that is for anyone (and everyone) who has ever felt adrift in their own life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-something Hollis Kessler languishes in a hopelessly magician-less world (with the exception of a fleet-footed nymph named Xanthe) not too far from where he graduated college. His friends do, too. They sleep late, read too much, drink too much, talk too much, and work and earn and do way too little. But Hollis does have an obsession: there's another world going on in his head, a world of excitement and danger and starships and romance, and it's telling him that it's time to stop dreaming and get serious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Honest and sad. A Generation X origin story from the nerd genius who gave us \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —Rainbow Rowell, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEleanor \u0026amp; Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fast-paced and tightly structured, funny and incisive, \u003ci\u003eWarp\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become a classic.\" —\u003ci\u003eMelanie Thernstrom, author of The Dead Girl and Halfway Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating adventure of the most unusual sort.\" —\u003ci\u003eGary Gygax, Creator of Dungeons and Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eWarp\u003c\/i\u003e, I relived my own awful, ridiculous passage into the real world. This time around, I could laugh.\" —\u003ci\u003ePagan Kennedy, author of Pagan Kennedy's Living and 'Zine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Magicians Trilogy: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best urban fantasy in years.” —\u003ci\u003eA.V. Club \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e is to \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e as a shot of Irish whiskey is to a glass of weak tea. . . . Hogwarts was never like this.” —George R.R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sad, hilarious, beautiful, and essential to anyone who cares about modern fantasy.” —Joe Hill on \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If the Narnia books were like catnip for a certain kind of kid, these books are like crack for a certain kind of adult...breathless, stay-up-all-night, thrumming excitement.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e The Magician's Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Endlessly fascinating...This is an absolutely brilliant fantasy filled with memorable characters.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist (Starred Review) \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250092373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40597011366094,"sku":"9781250092373","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250092373","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}