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Magicians Books in Order

Magicians by Lev Grossman contains 3 books, published between 2009 and 2014. The first book is The Magicians (2009) and the newest is The Magician's Land (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2009–2014
Total pages
1,264 across 3 books
Reading time
21–32 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,264 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 3 books in order Printable Magicians checklist

The Magicians is a contemporary fantasy trilogy by Lev Grossman, built on magic, college life and coming of age. In the first book, The Magicians (2009), a high school senior named Quentin Coldwater lands a place at a secret college of magic in upstate New York, the childhood fantasy land of Fillory still on his mind. The Magician King (2011) and The Magician's Land (2014) complete the set. Friendship, books and reading, and psychological fiction run through the subjects.

How many Magicians books are there?

Magicians has 3 books, released between 2009 and 2014.

Magicians Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Magicians books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Magicians by Lev Grossman, book 1 of the Magicians series (2009)
  2. Cover of The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman, book 3 of the Magicians series (2014)
  1. 1
    The Magicians2009 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009416
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  2. 2
    The Magician King2011 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011432
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  3. 3
    The Magician's Land2014 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014416
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Is there a chronological order for Magicians?

No separate chronological order is on record for Magicians, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Magicians books in order?

You should read the Magicians books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Magicians book also stands alone.

Where to start with Magicians

Start with The Magicians (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Magicians book?

The Magician's Land (2014) is the newest Magicians book released so far.

Is there a new Magicians book coming?

No next Magicians book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Magicians

Wikidata records 2 nominations for Magicians. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Magicians at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Magicians title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Magicians books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,264 pages across all 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Magicians books, 2 of 3, were published in the 2010s.

What the Magicians books are about

All 3 Magicians books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: college students is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Lev Grossman

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.