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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[-] ThemboMcBembo@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago

Off to Be the Wizard!

Magic isn't real per se, but a few techies figure out how to manipulate reality and pretend to be wizards using lights and special effects to make warping reality SEEM like typical magic.

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