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Magic Doesn’t Have to Make Sense

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Magic Doesn’t Have to Make Sense

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Fantasy

Dire Contingencies: Exploring the Consequences of Magic in Modern Fantasy

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Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar-Inspired Reading Recommendations: Books for (Nearly) Every Bending Style

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Good Omens

Here Are All the Magical Tricks and References in Good Omens Season 2

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The Locked Tomb

Are We the Baddies? Magic and Normativity in The Locked Tomb Series

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Fantasy

Five Books About Magical Teachers and Mentors

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Fantasy

Five Stories About Precocious Young Wizards

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Five Books

5 SFF Books About Deadly Magical Games

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Five Books

5 SFF Books That Play With Magic and Its Aftermath

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anime

Death Note Is the Perfect Beginner’s Guide to Hard Magic Systems

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Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself: A Profound Meditation on the Power of Stories

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Fantasy

Fantasy Books Where Magic Is Mathematical

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"It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.”

Frank Herbert, Dune

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