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.
i read The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan back when they came out, and they may be a bit weird of a recommendation in that the magic there very much is “slam fireball into face” but there’s a heavy focus on the process itself. Canavan writes mage battles like WWI gruesome trench warfare, with battle lines of wizards lobbing fireballs at each other for hours until their shields break, and supply lines running up to the front with mana supplies. it’s an interesting take on the genre.
also, the Discworld books very much have magic as its own entity with its own will as a central theme.
Maybe Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrel? Or any of the Earthsea books by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Interesting! I put that on my bucket list. Thank you for your suggestion! :)
Raymond E Feist, Trudi Canavan are already mentioned.
But also: K.E. Mills - Rogue agent series starting with The Accidental Sorcerer
Check out Raymond E. Feist’s books called Magician: Apprentice and Magician:Master. It introduces the character of Pug who reappears throughout dozens of other books by Feist.
That looks like to be a part of lot larger Franchise. Nice!
I think I’ll start with that. Thank you!
wheel of time and The Belgariad for sure. If you like nations quasi from historical empires then that will be a bonus with The Belgariad.
