The Magicians by Lev Grossman

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The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Billed as a grown-up Harry Potter, this adult novel follows Brooklyn teenager Quentin Coldwater to Brakebills Academy for an education in sorcery (and romance and general college debauchery). After graduation, Quentin moves back to New York with his magical friends but is unimpressed with his mystical life—until he learns that Fillory, the magical land in his favorite childhood books—is real.