The Magician King by Lev Grossman, Fantasy, 400 pages This follow-up to 2009's The Magician. Quentin doesn't want to came back. In Fillory the friends from Brakebills, are kings Elliot, Quentin,--okay obviously I wasn't paying attention when I was blogging about this book late at night on the last day of November, so, to continue days later-- Elliot, Quentin, that other character, and Julia don't want to come back, but past events are catching up with them. Julia and her comrades among the hedge-witches are the most interesting part of a story that alternates between the current activities of Quentin, and what happened to Julia while he was off at Brakebills. Again, a splendid blend of the Narnia books people with characters out of Jay McInherney's books.
