Ten (Yet More) Ridiculously Cool Magic Systems!
I’ve made a list of especially enchanting magic systems three years running – I’m not breaking my streak now!
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Must-Have Monday #137
Accidental cults, vampire schools, and art magic!
Must-Have Monday #136
Eternal libraries, Native American dragon-riders, and a world where words take physical form!
Must-Have Monday #135
Dragons, fae, man-eating mermaids – there’s something for everyone this week!
April DNFs
Living stars, nonbinary assassins, and fairy-narrated sapphic romance – alas, these three didn’t work out for me.
Must-Have Monday #134
Asexual Pinocchio retellings, Orisha magic in Shakespearean London, and Australian-inspired dragon riders!
I Can’t Wait For…The Scandalous Letters of V and J by Felicia Davin
Nonbinary magicians writing letters to each other!
Must-Have Monday #132
Space epics, nurses who magic away unwanted emotions, and very queer vampires!
Sticks The Landing: The Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
Falconry, but with monsters.
A Myth-Making Masterpiece: Rituals by Roz Kaveney
This is a tale of a woman who hunts gods and another who makes magic come undone, and absolutely everything about it is perfect.
(Well. Except for that cover. Sigh.)