Trope Archive

    Elemental Magic

    Elemental Magic is a beloved storytelling pattern that readers search for because it promises a specific feeling. Books with this trope deliver a recognizable emotional payoff you can count on.

    27 books in archive 1 community verified 27 catalogue Reader favourite

    Books mapped to Elemental Magic27 in view

    The Daughters of Izdihar

    Hadeer Elsbai

    1

    The Daughters of Izdihar

    Hadeer Elsbai

    2023
    Cover of A Hat Full of Sky

    A Hat Full of Sky

    Terry Pratchett

    2004
    Cover of An Academy for Liars

    An Academy for Liars

    Alexis Henderson

    2024

    Ashes and Ivy

    Freya Marske

    Ashes and Ivy

    Freya Marske

    2025
    Cover of Blood Heir

    Blood Heir

    Ilona Andrews

    2021
    Cover of Bloodmarked

    Bloodmarked

    Tracy Deonn

    2022
    Cover of Dead Heat

    Dead Heat

    Patricia Briggs

    2015
    Cover of Forest Mage

    Forest Mage

    Robin Hobb

    2006
    Cover of Game of Cages

    Game of Cages

    Harry Connolly

    2010

    Katabasis

    R.F. Kuang

    Katabasis

    R.F. Kuang

    2025
    Cover of Magic Shifts

    Magic Shifts

    Ilona Andrews

    2015
    Cover of Magic Slays

    Magic Slays

    Ilona Andrews

    2011

    Midwinter Hearts

    Sangu Mandanna

    Midwinter Hearts

    Sangu Mandanna

    2025

    Skin Deep

    Ben Aaronovitch

    Skin Deep

    Ben Aaronovitch

    2025

    The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal

    Jodi Taylor

    The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal

    Jodi Taylor

    2025

    The Book of Love

    Kelly Link

    The Book of Love

    Kelly Link

    2024

    The Dissonance

    Shaun Hamill

    The Dissonance

    Shaun Hamill

    2024
    Cover of The Familiar

    The Familiar

    Leigh Bardugo

    2024
    Cover of The Great When

    The Great When

    Alan Moore

    2024

    The Hexologists

    Josiah Bancroft

    The Hexologists

    Josiah Bancroft

    2024

    The Hollow Crown

    Andrea Stewart

    The Hollow Crown

    Andrea Stewart

    2025

    The Incandescent Tome

    M. H. Ayinde

    The Incandescent Tome

    M. H. Ayinde

    2025

    The Listeners

    Maggie Stiefvater

    The Listeners

    Maggie Stiefvater

    2025

    The Paper Phoenix

    Axie Oh

    The Paper Phoenix

    Axie Oh

    2025

    The Rainfall Market

    You Yeong-Gwang

    The Rainfall Market

    You Yeong-Gwang

    2023
    Cover of The Raven Boys

    The Raven Boys

    Maggie Stiefvater

    2012

    The Shadow Casket

    Chris Wooding

    The Shadow Casket

    Chris Wooding

    2023

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