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Suggestions for books about mages? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Hi!

I'm looking for books about mages, wizards and witches in which the magic itself is a central part of the story and not just there so the MC can slam a fireball into the face of his foes.
Maybe the magic has a will of its own or the MC is trying to 'restore' it from some kind of 'disease' or something else.

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[–] serfraser@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

Malazan is a great choice it's just such a huge series with so much else going on besides the magic system I was reluctant to suggest it. Really really worth the effort though.