College Bound?

Hey, college freshmen to be–if you’ve read all the worthy tomes that were suggested for your summer reading, or if you haven’t opened one of them, here’s a suggestion for a great introduction to college life, fantasy style: The Magicians by Lev Grossman.   Miserable in high school, Quentin Coldwater is thrilled to be admitted to an exclusive college for magicians in upstate New York. Along with courses in spell creating and transmogrification, Quentin experiences the ups and downs of friendship and love.  A darker tone interlaced with humor makes this ‘Harry Potter goes to college’ much more complex and ultimately satisfying than that well known series.

–Susan Creed, Fiction Librarian