Rachel Lawson's The Magicians Podcast

The Magicians: The Death of the Man Who Couldn’t Die, by Rachel Lawson

Fred Alexander, famed stage magician and universe-ruler, finally surrenders to despair—only to find that true death has other plans. When his ghostly self awakens beside his drowned body, Fred discovers his “suicide” has unleashed anarchy across the stars: rival heirs rise, wars erupt, and reality itself teeters on the brink.

With the reluctant aid of his son Tempus, the all-seeing Timekeeper, Fred must unmask the poison behind his demise and rewrite history before the empire collapses. Racing against destiny—and his younger self in the past—Fred confronts betrayal, addiction, and the ultimate illusion: that death is the end.

In a world where ghosts walk beside the living and time is a fragile weapon, can the man who couldn’t die save the future he’s lost?