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• Witch Hat Atelier. Volume 1

  Shirahama, Kamome,

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  The magic of Witch Hat Atelier is a secret to the common people, until a young girl named Coco sees a witch drawing to make magic. The way magic works is very reminiscent of the Disney show "The Owl House", which at least partly inspired…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mistborn

  the Final Empire

  Sanderson, Brandon

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  Brandon Sanderson is well known for his extensive worldbuilding and complex, but grounded magic systems. On the world of Scadrial, Allomancers can use special powers by consuming and burning metals inside of them, although usually only one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wizard of Earthsea

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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  Typically considered the origin of word magic as is it exists in modern fantasy, Le Guin created a world where true names contain immense power and can offer complete control, for people, objects, and concepts.

• The City We Became

  Jemisin, N. K.

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  In this very literal urban fantasy, major cities of the world have avatars, people who embody the city, its culture and residents. New York City is a little special though, and has avatars for each of its boroughs - Manhattan, Queens, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Darker Shade of Magic

  Schwab, Victoria

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  In this series, there are multiple versions of London, each with their own level and types of magic - in Red London, the primary location for the series, there are elemental magics, of which people can usually only control one, and then…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bitter

  Emezi, Akwaeke

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  Bitter is able to paint creatures and give them life, although she doesn't always have control over them, as seen as well in the sequel, "Pet".

• Witches Abroad

  a Novel of Discworld

  Pratchett, Terry

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  According to Granny Weatherwax, who is most certainly not in charge of the witches, thank you very much, magic is a thing for wizards. Instead, the witches practice Headology, a mix of placebo, community support, and psychology.

• Vita Nostra

  Di͡achenko, Marina,

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  "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke; And so it is in this translated novel, where physics becomes metaphysics becomes changing and shaping the world around us, because why should we be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Locke & Key. Volume 1, Welcome to Lovecraft

  Hill, Joe

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  This horror fantasy graphic novel series features magical keys with a wide variety of powers - some are used to open doors, and others can be used to open people...

• Magyk

  Sage, Angie

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  This middle grade series was one of my first introductions to a more defined magic system - wizards create charms and other magical objects by writing on them or otherwise manipulating them, combined with a spoken spell, which can allow…Read moreRead more of this annotation