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Magic Books

Books in which structured, learnable magic systems do as much work as the characters who wield them.

35 books
A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch by Sarah Hawley book cover
Comedy

A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch

Sarah Hawley, 2023
A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross book cover

A River Enchanted

Rebecca Ross, 2022
A Secret History of Witches book cover

A Secret History of Witches

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett book cover
Fantasy

Foundryside

Robert Jackson Bennett, 2018
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson book cover
Non-Fiction

Gardens of the Moon

Steven Erikson, 1999
Gideon the Ninth book cover
Science Fiction

Gideon the Ninth

Go Hex Yourself

Go Hex Yourself

Graceling by Kristin Cashore book cover
Fantasy

Graceling

Kristin Cashore, 2008
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater book cover

Half a Soul

Olivia Atwater, 2020
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli book cover

Heartless Hunter

Kristen Ciccarelli, 2022
Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor book cover

Hotel Magnifique

Emily J. Taylor, 2022
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke book cover
Fantasy

Inkheart

Cornelia Funke, 2020
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger book cover
Fantasy

Keeper of the Lost Cities

Shannon Messenger, 2013
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco book cover
Fantasy

Kingdom of the Wicked

Kerri Maniscalco, 2021
Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees book cover
Fantasy

Lud-in-the-Mist

Hope Mirrlees, 1926
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams book cover
Non-Fiction

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

Tad Williams, 1988
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson book cover
Fantasy

Mistborn: The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson, 2001
One Dark Window book cover
Fantasy

One Dark Window

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings book cover
Fantasy

Pawn of Prophecy

David Eddings, 1982
Payback's a Witch book cover

Payback's a Witch

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman book cover
Horror

Practical Magic

Alice Hoffman, 1995
She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore book cover
Historical Fiction

She Would Be King

Wayétu Moore, 2018
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington book cover
Fantasy

The Shadow of What Was Lost

James Islington, 2014
The Spiderwick Chronicles book cover

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang book cover
Non-Fiction

The Sword of Kaigen

M. L. Wang, 2019
The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

BookCaps, 2012
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker book cover
Horror

The Thief of Always

Clive Barker, 1992
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson book cover
Fantasy

The Way of Kings

Brandon Sanderson, 2010
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan book cover
Fantasy

The Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan, 1990
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom book cover

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom

Uprooted by Naomi Novik book cover
Non-Fiction

Uprooted

Naomi Novik, 2015
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez book cover

What the River Knows

Isabel Ibanez, 2023
Where Dreams Descend book cover

Where Dreams Descend

Witch Please by Ann Aguirre book cover

Witch Please

Ann Aguirre, 2021
Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross book cover

Wolf Gone Wild

Juliette Cross, 2020