Plume Books</br></br>Product Description</br></br><b>Return to Fillory in the riveting sequel to the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller and literary phenomenon <i>The Magicians</i><b>?now an original series on Syfy?</b>from the author of the #1 bestselling <i>The Magicians Land</i>.</b><br><br> 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.<br><br> Accompanied by his oldest friend Julia Quentin sets offonly to somehow wind up back in the real world and not in Fillory as theyd hoped. As the pair struggle to find their way back to their lost kingdom Quentin is forced to rely on Julias illicitly learned sorcery as they face a sinister threat in a world very far from the beloved fantasy novels of their youth.</br></br>Amazon.com Review</br></br><strong>Amazon Best Books of the Month August 2011</strong>: This second volume in Lev Grossmans  celebrated series picks up just after the events of its 2009 prequel <i>The Magicians</i>. Quentin?? Eliot?? Janet?? and Julia are now the High Kings and Queens of Fillory?? a fantastic realm not unlike Narnia?? and they pass their days ??deliquescing atom by atom amid a riot of luxury.?? To ease his royal boredom?? Quentin embarks on a quest with Julia.  Despite his romantic visions o