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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

V.E. Schwab, the shades of magic series is exactly up your alley, sounds like.

there are multiple realms that only a few can cross over - different versions of earth, with only a few connection points that overlap.

at least one realm, Black London, has been locked away because of bad things happening in history. those become clear as the series moves on.

there's another book that is kinda old, but involved some guy traveling through and ascending through multiple layers of reality, and his ultimate confrontation with the magic source.. maybe Imajica by Clive Barker, but I'm not sure that's the one (but very similar premise).