Extract: The Magicians by Lev Grossman
In a secret world of forbidden knowledge, power comes at a terrible price...
BOOK 1
BROOKLYN
"QUENTIN DID A MAGIC TRICK. Nobody noticed.
In a secret world of forbidden knowledge, power comes at a terrible price...
BOOK 1
BROOKLYN
"QUENTIN DID A MAGIC TRICK. Nobody noticed.
Sephy is a Cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. Callum is a nought: he's considered to be less than nothing - a blanker, there to serve Crosses.
twenty-three. Sephy
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CHAPTER 1
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CHAPTER ONE
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PART ONE: THE ARDUA HALL HOLOGRAPH
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Emmett
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INDEX
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LONDON
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PROLOGUE
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