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Freddy asked Lev Grossman:

Who would you say, in terms of contemporary fantasy authors, is the most influential to your work?

Lev Grossman Susanna Clarke, most of all. I started writing The Magicians almost as soon as I finished JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL.

But also George R.R. Martin, Larry Niven, Neil Gaiman, Erin Morgenstern, Joe Abercrombie and Kelly Link. They've all been transformative influences on me, one way or another.

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Michelle asked Lev Grossman:

This has been an ongoing debate with my book group - was The Magicians intended to be a loving homage to Narnia/Potter/fantasy as a genre, or a cleverly designed send-up of the same that somehow managed to be cracking good fantasy anyway?

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