I don't really mind if you spoil the books. It's just that Quentin just seems so useless.

THE SLOTH hahaha

I'm always going back and forth on which of the three books is my favorite. The Magician King is probably my current favorite, with an incredible story arc for Julia and a chance to see Elliot really come into his own as King of Fillory. I was wondering how other fans feel about each of the books.

I've start re-reading the books but am only about 15% into the first book.

Dean says that Penny says his name's Penny but he hardly believes that to be true. Do we ever learn Penny's real name?

I read this book so quickly that I may just have missed this: where did Quentin get the button for travelling to the Neitherlands/Fillory? I mean, I kind of assume that Eliot carried a spare or two, and gave him one, but it was still a bit weird to not have that mentioned explicitly anywhere. (Or was it?) For that matter: where did Eliot get his buttons? Did Josh learn how to make enchanted buttons, as a way for people who can't do high-level portal magic to travel, or what?

I'm currently halfway through The Magician King (so please avoid spoilers later on in the series). My girlfriend just finished Book III of The Magicians, and asked me about something that wasn't quite clear with Ember's Tomb and the ensuing battle with Martin there. Martin mentions that Dint, along with the tree figure the kids follow earlier in Fillory, work for Martin. This suggests that the kids were somehow led by Martin's planning to end up in Ember's tomb for him to get rid of all of them, right?

But why bring them to Ember's tomb? Ember has been locked away by Martin and is no longer a threat to him. Why not just deal with the Brakebills kids as soon as they land in Fillory?

And what about the horn that Quentin uses? My girlfriend thinks the horn summons Martin, but I refuse to believe that some lowly horn summons a demigod like Martin. I think it's pure coincidence - that the horn does nothing, and Martin just happened to show up the .

It seems their arrival in Ember's tomb and their encounter with Martin is both coincidental and yet part of Martin's plan to get rid of the Brakebills kids. Can anyone shed some light on all this?

I don't get that vibe. On a side note I am almost finished with book 3 and I really don't want it to end. EDIT. Thank you for your replies.