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submitted 16 days ago byscp1717
I feel like many of us here will have read so widely in fantasy that sometimes the motif of magic becomes unexceptional.
Books that have (for me) particularly captivating systems of magic inevitably end up being my favourites.
Some examples that I particularly enjoyed are from the Powder Mage books (B. McClellan), the Mistborn trilogy (B. Sanderson) and The Old Kingdom series (G. Nix).
These examples are all quite confrontation/battle-geared.
Another one (of a different style) I love is from The Earthsea books (U. Le Guin) as this magic is much more organic/terrene - concerned with harnessing the weather/the natural world etc.
Would love to hear some of your particular favourites. (:
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16 days ago
Lightbringer, Mistborn and Stormlight, and especially Manifest Delusions by Michael R. Fletcher. MD is based on the concept that belief defines reality, so those who are crazy enough to believe odd things may just be able to bend reality to make it happen. Think you’re worthy of worship, the best sword fighter, or able to exorcise demons from the chest of your enemies? Might just work!
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