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The Magicians

2009 novel by Lev Grossman
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Summary

The Magicians is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (921 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Magicians authored Lev Grossman[3].
  • The Magicians's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Magicians was published by Viking Press[5].
  • The Magicians was published by Penguin Books[6].
  • The Magicians's genre is high fantasy[7].
  • The Magicians's genre is fantasy[8].
  • The Magicians was followed by The Magician King[9].
  • The Magicians's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Magicians's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Magicians was published on August 11, 2009[12].
  • The Magicians's characters is recorded as Ted Coldwater[13].
  • The Magicians's has edition or translation is recorded as The Magicians[14].
  • The Magicians's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141037939[15].
  • The Magicians's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141677850[16].
  • The Magicians's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Magicians'}[17].
  • The Magicians's derivative work is recorded as The Magicians[18].
  • The Magicians's form of creative work is recorded as novel[19].

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Authorship and Creation

The Magicians authored Lev Grossman[3]. Publishers include Viking Press[5] and Penguin Books[6].

Publication

The Magicians was published on August 11, 2009[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include high fantasy[7] and fantasy[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Magicians was followed by The Magician King[9].

Why It Matters

The Magicians ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (921 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → The Magicians, Q141037939, Q141677850
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → The Magicians
    Followed by → The Magician King
    Has edition or translation → The Magicians, Q141037939, Q141677850
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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