The Magician King picks up a couple of years after The Magicians with Quentin enjoying his time as king in the magical land of Fillory. At first he isn't really sure if he should try and find an adventure to go on because it could endanger his very cushy job as king of a magic realm. So Quentin finds what he thinks will be a very easy adventure that he undertakes pretty much out of boredom. However the quest goes awry when it suddenly lands him stuck back on Earth. So begins his quest to return to Fillory. At fist his quest doesn't seem all that important to anyone other than Quentin, but we slowly learn that this is the quest he is really meant to undertake in order to save magic for the multiverse. Also,a good portion of the book reveals the back-story of his high school friend Julia. Unlike Quentin, Julia just missed out on admission to Brakebills (the magic university) and her life slowly falls apart as she learns that magic is real and that she is excluded from that world. Slowly she finds other magicians living on the fringes and teaches herself a different form of magic. I enjoyed this sequel just as much as the first book. At first it seems like Quentin's quest isn't really all that important but by the end as all the threads come together it all makes sense and shows us the bigger picture. Julia's story also expands the scope that magic exists on Earth and shows a different type of magic education that is drastically different from Quentin's in the first book. So like the first book, this one gets an A-. I can't wait for the final book in the series to come out soon.
This book also mentions Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein, Rebecca, The Wind in the Willows, and Watership Down.
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