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    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.

    45 books in archive 32 community verified 39 catalogue Reader favourite

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    Cover of A Hat Full of Sky
    1

    A Hat Full of Sky

    Terry Pratchett

    2004
    Cover of An Academy for Liars
    1

    An Academy for Liars

    Alexis Henderson

    2024

    Ashes and Ivy

    Freya Marske

    1

    Ashes and Ivy

    Freya Marske

    2025
    Cover of Blood Heir
    1

    Blood Heir

    Ilona Andrews

    2021
    Cover of Bloodmarked
    1

    Bloodmarked

    Tracy Deonn

    2022
    Cover of Dead Heat
    1

    Dead Heat

    Patricia Briggs

    2015
    Cover of Forest Mage
    1

    Forest Mage

    Robin Hobb

    2006
    Cover of Game of Cages
    1

    Game of Cages

    Harry Connolly

    2010

    Katabasis

    R.F. Kuang

    1

    Katabasis

    R.F. Kuang

    2025
    Cover of Magic Shifts
    1

    Magic Shifts

    Ilona Andrews

    2015
    Cover of Magic Slays
    1

    Magic Slays

    Ilona Andrews

    2011

    Midwinter Hearts

    Sangu Mandanna

    1

    Midwinter Hearts

    Sangu Mandanna

    2025

    Skin Deep

    Ben Aaronovitch

    1

    Skin Deep

    Ben Aaronovitch

    2025

    The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal

    Jodi Taylor

    1

    The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal

    Jodi Taylor

    2025

    The Book of Love

    Kelly Link

    1

    The Book of Love

    Kelly Link

    2024

    The Dissonance

    Shaun Hamill

    1

    The Dissonance

    Shaun Hamill

    2024
    Cover of The Familiar
    1

    The Familiar

    Leigh Bardugo

    2024
    Cover of The Great When
    1

    The Great When

    Alan Moore

    2024

    The Hexologists

    Josiah Bancroft

    1

    The Hexologists

    Josiah Bancroft

    2024

    The Hollow Crown

    Andrea Stewart

    1

    The Hollow Crown

    Andrea Stewart

    2025

    The Incandescent Tome

    M. H. Ayinde

    1

    The Incandescent Tome

    M. H. Ayinde

    2025

    The Listeners

    Maggie Stiefvater

    1

    The Listeners

    Maggie Stiefvater

    2025

    The Paper Phoenix

    Axie Oh

    1

    The Paper Phoenix

    Axie Oh

    2025

    The Rainfall Market

    You Yeong-Gwang

    1

    The Rainfall Market

    You Yeong-Gwang

    2023
    Cover of The Raven Boys
    1

    The Raven Boys

    Maggie Stiefvater

    2012

    The Shadow Casket

    Chris Wooding

    1

    The Shadow Casket

    Chris Wooding

    2023

    Castle in the Air

    Diana Wynne Jones

    1

    Castle in the Air

    Diana Wynne Jones

    Magic Bites

    Ilona Andrews

    1

    Magic Bites

    Ilona Andrews

    The Girl Who Drank the Moon

    Kelly Barnhill

    1

    The Girl Who Drank the Moon

    Kelly Barnhill

    The Obelisk Gate

    N. K. Jemisin

    1

    The Obelisk Gate

    N. K. Jemisin

    The Wizard Hunters

    Martha Wells

    1

    The Wizard Hunters

    Martha Wells

    Two Twisted Crowns

    Rachel Gillig

    1

    Two Twisted Crowns

    Rachel Gillig

    Cover of Call Down the Hawk

    Call Down the Hawk

    Maggie Stiefvater

    2019
    Cover of Empire in Black and Gold

    Empire in Black and Gold

    Adrian Tchaikovsky

    2008
    Cover of Ink Blood Sister Scribe

    Ink Blood Sister Scribe

    Emma Törzs

    2023
    Cover of Shadows Linger

    Shadows Linger

    Glen Cook

    1984
    Cover of Sufficiently Advanced Magic

    Sufficiently Advanced Magic

    Andrew Rowe

    2017
    Cover of The Book of Doors

    The Book of Doors

    Gareth Brown

    2024

    The Daughters of Izdihar

    Hadeer Elsbai

    The Daughters of Izdihar

    Hadeer Elsbai

    2023
    Cover of The Dream Thieves

    The Dream Thieves

    Maggie Stiefvater

    2013

    The Dreamer Trilogy

    Maggie Stiefvater

    The Dreamer Trilogy

    Maggie Stiefvater

    2019
    Cover of The Incandescent

    The Incandescent

    Emily Tesh

    2025
    Cover of The Memory Hunters

    The Memory Hunters

    Mia Tsai

    2025

    The Whisperwood Legacy

    Jo Spurrier

    The Whisperwood Legacy

    Jo Spurrier

    2025
    Cover of Winter's Heart

    Winter's Heart

    Robert Jordan

    2000

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