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I didnt love this but it still had merit so i want to know what you think of it. The magicians was praised as a triumph by readers and critics of both mainstream and fantasy literature. It was an interesting series in that each book felt very different from the others. Magicians is one of the high fantasy, contemporary novel that presents alternative universe.
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