The Magicians

(Paperback)

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A stunning, action-packed epic from award-winning visionary Blexbolex that takes a deep dive into magic and the driveto rid the world of it!

In the corner of a house that seems to have fallen asleep, something is bubbling up and protesting. Suddenly, out from their hiding spots burst three magicianswho promptly leave the house to make their way in the world, each wielding their magic as they find their way. But a fearsome huntress and her faithful companion are hot on their trail... and she won't rest until she has vanquished them all.

Taking inspiration from video games, science fiction, fantasy, and fairy tales, this graphic novel plunges readers into an open world that is both fantastic and yet very real, marked by randomness and pattern, as ours is. Here, the forces of control and magic engage, facing off to see which force will prove the most stalwart, clever, and enduring. This is French illustrator and comics artist Blexbolex's fifth book with Enchanted Lion, following Seasons,People, Ballad,andVacation(with both Seasons and Ballad Best Illustrated Childrens Books). And like his other books, this is one that will just as fiercely and truly liberate magic and the gorgeous materiality of our senses and their intuitions into the world!

Author Bio

Blexbolexis an award-winning book illustrator. Born in France, he has lived in Germany since 2008, where he teaches and also gives workshops. In 1992, he started work as a printer, allowing him to both create and print his own first books. From 1996 to 2005, he worked at ditions Cornlius in Paris. Since 2005, hes worked as an illustrator and author of childrens books, while also creating comics and books for adults. His experimental approach to illustration, industrial printing techniques, and book production makes him a pioneer in his field. Blexbolex has received many prizes and distinctions, includingNew York TimesBook Review Best Illustrated recognitions forSeasons(2010) andBallad(2014).The Magiciansis his fifth book with Enchanted Lion.

Karin Snelsonis a Seattle-based book editor, reviewer, writer, and translator, specializing in childrens and young adult literature. She has served on a Newbery Medal selection committee, on an ALA Notable Childrens Books committee, and on a 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominating committee through USBBY. She is the co-translator of the French picture bookJerome by Heart, which won a 2019 Batchelder Honor;At the Drop of a Cat; andYou Can't Kill Snow White.