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David McK (3425 KP) rated The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) in Books

Jan 28, 2019  
The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
C.S. Lewis | 1955 | Children, Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
7.5 (24 Ratings)
Book Rating
Chronologically the first Narnia book, this was actually the last book written in the series, and goes back to how the magical land of Narnia (going by publication date, first visited in [b: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|100915|The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)|C.S. Lewis|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353029077s/100915.jpg|4790821]) came to be.

As such, who says that the concept of prequels is a new invention??

Personally, I think I approached this from the wrong perspective: when I hear the word 'magician' mentioned (as in the title of the book) I tend to think either of the likes of Paul Daniels, or (going by literature) of Gandalf the Grey/White.

That, however, is not how the magician is portrayed here: rather than a benevolent, kindly old character, we instead have a selfish, greedy older man, who is responsible for sending the two children protagonists (Digory and Polly) into the magical woods between the worlds, and eventually into the land that will become Narnia.

If I'm honest, it's also not a story that I was overly familiar with: sure, I'd read (as a kid) that more famous previously mentioned entry and (more recently) have even watched a few of the movies, but this one? Not so much.
  
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Melissa C (0 KP) rated An Unkindness of Magicians in Books

Jun 1, 2018  
An Unkindness of Magicians
An Unkindness of Magicians
Kat Howard | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book was framed very oddly in the way you jumped into the story without any background. This makes roughly half of the book difficult to follow. Once the character and situational background is revealed piece by piece you begin to understand the story. I get that I only truly understood the book over the course of the last chapter.

The story follows a female magician as she tries to find her way in the Unseen World. Along the way she encounters murder, manipulation and betrayal. Will she be able to escape her painful past? Will she survive the challenges ahead of her? Where does she belong?