Books about magic
Books where magic is part of how the world works: a system with rules and costs, a gift a character has to learn, or an old power nobody fully understands. Readers who want hard magic with clear limits can start with Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn: The Hero of Ages; those who prefer mystery will find it in The Name of the Wind or in the deep history behind The Lord of the Rings.
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- 1The Way of Kings
9.29.2 / 10 - 2The Will of the Many
8.98.9 / 10 - 3Mistborn: The Final Empire
8.98.9 / 10 - 4The Name of the Wind
8.98.9 / 10 - 5The Fellowship of the Ring
8.88.8 / 10 - 6The Fifth Season
8.78.7 / 10 - 7A Drop of Corruption
8.78.7 / 10 - 8A Clash of Kings
8.78.7 / 10 - 9A Little Hatred
8.68.6 / 10 - 10Fool's Errand
8.68.6 / 10 - 11Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
8.68.6 / 10 - 12Six of Crows
8.68.6 / 10 - 13Before They Are Hanged
8.58.5 / 10 - 14Fool's Assassin
8.58.5 / 10 - 15Matilda
8.58.5 / 10 - 16Strega Nona
8.58.5 / 10 - 17The Graveyard Book
8.48.4 / 10 - 18Clockwork Prince
8.48.4 / 10 - 19City of Stairs
8.28.2 / 10 - 20Jade City
8.28.2 / 10 - 21The Black Prism
8.28.2 / 10 - 22Furies of Calderon
8.18.1 / 10 - 23New Spring
8.08.0 / 10 - 24Unsouled
8.08.0 / 10 - 25Gardens of the Moon
7.97.9 / 10 - 26Throne of Glass
7.87.8 / 10 - 27The Colour of Magic
7.77.7 / 10 - 28Storm Front
7.57.5 / 10 - 29The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
7.47.4 / 10 - 30A Court of Thorns and Roses
7.47.4 / 10