Terry Grignon asked Lev Grossman:

Narnia shouts up from your writing. Some think that CS Lewis was writing about a real place compared to the shadows we live in. What does your heart tell you?

Lev Grossman My work on these books really began when I was 8 and I picked up The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. I've always been deeply drawn to Lewis's work.

But the truth is I've never seen or felt anything that suggests to me that there are any other worlds. We can imagine other worlds, but I feel that we're stuck with this one.

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As a writer, how would you say you develop your characters? Is it a process of discovering them, creating them, or both?

Julia asked Lev Grossman:

Would you ever consider to write more about the Chatwins? In The Magician's Land we got a little back story, but there it seems like there is a lot more.

Walkfool asked Lev Grossman:

What are your plans for life after The Magicians? Will it be more Magicians-like or more Codex-like? Or smth else entirely?

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Narnia shouts up from your writing. Some think that CS Lewis was writing about a real place compared to the shadows we live in. What does your heart tell you?

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As a writer, how would you say you develop your characters? Is it a process of discovering them, creating them, or both?

Would you ever consider to write more about the Chatwins? In The Magician's Land we got a little back story, but there it seems like there is a lot more.

What are your plans for life after The Magicians? Will it be more Magicians-like or more Codex-like? Or smth else entirely?

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