✨ Magic With Rules

Rigorous, well-defined magical systems where limitations matter as much as abilities, rewarding readers who appreciate internal consistency and clever problem-solving.

The Flaw in All Magic

by Ben S. Dobson • 2017

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

4.11

3k+

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero

The Flaw in All Magic 89%

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

by Ben S. Dobson 2017

4.11

3k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero

Spellslinger

by Sebastien de Castell • 2017

Kellen has no magic and his trial approaches. A wandering trickster teaches him to cheat.

4.03

20k+

✨ Magicless Hero 🃏 Trickster Mentor 🐿️ Animal Companion

Spellslinger 89%

Kellen has no magic and his trial approaches. A wandering trickster teaches him to cheat.

by Sebastien de Castell 2017

4.03

20k+ ratings

✨ Magicless Hero 🃏 Trickster Mentor 🐿️ Animal Companion

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson • 2006

A charismatic survivor assembles a crew of metal-burning thieves to rob a god of his empire.

4.49

1.0M+

🎭 Heist Fantasy 🔮 Hard Magic 👥 Found Family

Mistborn 89%

A charismatic survivor assembles a crew of metal-burning thieves to rob a god of his empire.

by Brandon Sanderson 2006

4.49

1.0M+ ratings

🎭 Heist Fantasy 🔮 Hard Magic 👥 Found Family

An Inheritance of Magic

by Benedict Jacka • 2023

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

4.09

5k+

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays

An Inheritance of Magic 89%

An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.

by Benedict Jacka 2023

4.09

5k+ ratings

🪙 Magical Economics 🧥 Outsider Hero 👑 Family Power Plays

An Instruction in Shadow

by Benedict Jacka • 2024

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

4.12

3k+

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society

An Instruction in Shadow 89%

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

by Benedict Jacka 2024

4.12

3k+ ratings

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic

A Tale of Magic... 89%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard

The Demon King 89%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard

Cursed

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

4.08

21k+

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong

Cursed 89%

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

4.08

21k+ ratings

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong

Player's Handbook

by Wizards of the Coast • 2014

Build your hero, learn the spells, master the fights. The rulebook behind every tabletop adventure.

4.57

15k+

🎭 Character Creation 🐉 Fantasy Roleplaying ⚔️ Tactical Combat

Player's Handbook 88%

Build your hero, learn the spells, master the fights. The rulebook behind every tabletop adventure.

by Wizards of the Coast 2014

4.57

15k+ ratings

🎭 Character Creation 🐉 Fantasy Roleplaying ⚔️ Tactical Combat

Three Mages and a Margarita

by Annette Marie • 2018

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

4.13

25k+

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub

Three Mages and a Margarita 88%

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

by Annette Marie 2018

4.13

25k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy

by Will Wight • 2015

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

4.35

3k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy 88%

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

by Will Wight 2015

4.35

3k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice

The Magicians' Guild 88%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice

The Society of Unknowable Objects

by Gareth Brown • 2025

Magic is real, hidden in a London bookshop. A killer knows, and he's coming for it.

3.84

15k+

🕵️ Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Magical Artifacts 📚 Book About Books

The Society of Unknowable Objects Summary

The Society of Unknowable Objects 88%

Magic is real, hidden in a London bookshop. A killer knows, and he's coming for it.

by Gareth Brown 2025

3.84

15k+ ratings

🕵️ Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Magical Artifacts 📚 Book About Books

Two Witches and a Whiskey

by Annette Marie • 2019

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

4.32

14k+

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family

Two Witches and a Whiskey 88%

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

by Annette Marie 2019

4.32

14k+ ratings

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family

A Spell for Chameleon

by Piers Anthony • 1977

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

3.92

48k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity

A Spell for Chameleon 88%

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

by Piers Anthony 1977

3.92

48k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity

Enchantress

by James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source

Enchantress 88%

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

by James Maxwell 2012

4.03

18k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015

Raised by scientists, Harry enters Hogwarts to find magic has laws that a hidden enemy exploits.

4.38

19k+

🧠 Rationalist Fiction 🔬 Scientific Magic 🖤 Dark Mentor

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Summary

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality 88%

Raised by scientists, Harry enters Hogwarts to find magic has laws that a hidden enemy exploits.

by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015

4.38

19k+ ratings

🧠 Rationalist Fiction 🔬 Scientific Magic 🖤 Dark Mentor

Blaze of Glory

by Michael Pryor • 2006

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

3.79

1k+

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic

Blaze of Glory 88%

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

by Michael Pryor 2006

3.79

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic

Charmcaster

by Sebastien de Castell • 2018

A cursed outcast arrives at an exhibition of marvels, where one invention could ignite a war.

4.21

8k+

🛠️ Magical Invention 🐾 Animal Companion 🤝 Found Family

Charmcaster 88%

A cursed outcast arrives at an exhibition of marvels, where one invention could ignite a war.

by Sebastien de Castell 2018

4.21

8k+ ratings

🛠️ Magical Invention 🐾 Animal Companion 🤝 Found Family

The Invisible College

by Jeff Wheeler • 2024

A deaf woman's sorcerer tutor becomes her love, while ancient enemies hide in human faces.

4.21

5k+

🔥 Gaslamp Fantasy 🕯️ Secret Magical Society 🦻 Deaf Heroine

The Invisible College 88%

A deaf woman's sorcerer tutor becomes her love, while ancient enemies hide in human faces.

by Jeff Wheeler 2024

4.21

5k+ ratings

🔥 Gaslamp Fantasy 🕯️ Secret Magical Society 🦻 Deaf Heroine

The High Lord

by Trudi Canavan • 2002

A slum-born magician must embrace the forbidden magic her High Lord wields to stop an invasion.

4.14

64k+

🖤 Forbidden Magic 🏰 Magic Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance

The High Lord 88%

A slum-born magician must embrace the forbidden magic her High Lord wields to stop an invasion.

by Trudi Canavan 2002

4.14

64k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Magic 🏰 Magic Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Emperor's Soul

by Brandon Sanderson • 2012

Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.

4.37

133k+

🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 🎨 Art And Magic 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist

The Emperor's Soul 88%

Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.

by Brandon Sanderson 2012

4.37

133k+ ratings

🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 🎨 Art And Magic 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist

Unsouled

by Will Wight • 2016

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

4.14

58k+

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero

Unsouled 88%

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

by Will Wight 2016

4.14

58k+ ratings

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero

Well of Witches

by J.A. White • 2016

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

4.26

2k+

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

Well of Witches 88%

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

by J.A. White 2016

4.26

2k+ ratings

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow

by D.E. Night • 2019

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

4.21

926

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow Summary

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow 88%

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

by D.E. Night 2019

4.21

926 ratings

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

Moment of Truth

by Michael Pryor • 2010

When war breaks out, a young mage spy must destroy a golem factory behind enemy lines.

4.21

377

📜 Alternate World War 🧪 Hard Magic System 🕵️ Magical Spycraft

Moment of Truth 88%

When war breaks out, a young mage spy must destroy a golem factory behind enemy lines.

by Michael Pryor 2010

4.21

377 ratings

📜 Alternate World War 🧪 Hard Magic System 🕵️ Magical Spycraft

Words of Radiance

by Brandon Sanderson • 2014

A soldier guards the king he loathes. A scholar hides among killers. Ancient storms are waking.

4.76

499k+

🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family 🔍 Ancient Mysteries

Words of Radiance 88%

A soldier guards the king he loathes. A scholar hides among killers. Ancient storms are waking.

by Brandon Sanderson 2014

4.76

499k+ ratings

🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family 🔍 Ancient Mysteries

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors

by Annette Marie • 2020

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

4.22

7k+

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors Summary

Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors 88%

A psychic con man caught by magic police must help an agent track his empath ex-friend.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.22

7k+ ratings

👮 Magic Police 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🤝 Reluctant Partners

Three Kinds of Lucky

by Kim Harrison • 2024

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

3.90

5k+

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion

Three Kinds of Lucky 88%

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

by Kim Harrison 2024

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion

Of Killers and Kings

by Will Wight • 2020

The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.

4.26

3k+

🪐 Cosmic Horror Fantasy ✨ Intent Magic 👑 Reluctant Ruler

Of Killers and Kings 88%

The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.

by Will Wight 2020

4.26

3k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Horror Fantasy ✨ Intent Magic 👑 Reluctant Ruler

Dime Store Magic

by Kelley Armstrong • 2004

A young witch defends her ward from a sorcerer’s claim while her coven walks away.

4.07

37k+

🏛️ Coven Politics 🫂 Found Family 💕 Allies To Lovers

Dime Store Magic 88%

A young witch defends her ward from a sorcerer’s claim while her coven walks away.

by Kelley Armstrong 2004

4.07

37k+ ratings

🏛️ Coven Politics 🫂 Found Family 💕 Allies To Lovers

Furies of Calderon

by Jim Butcher • 2004

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

4.13

114k+

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist

Furies of Calderon 88%

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.13

114k+ ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist

The Golden Age of Magic

by Luanne G. Smith • 2025

An exiled fairy godmother in old Hollywood must save a seamstress from a creature that devours luck.

3.71

5k+

🧚‍♀️ Fairy Godmothers 🎞️ Golden Age Hollywood ⚖️ Magic With A Cost

The Golden Age of Magic 88%

An exiled fairy godmother in old Hollywood must save a seamstress from a creature that devours luck.

by Luanne G. Smith 2025

3.71

5k+ ratings

🧚‍♀️ Fairy Godmothers 🎞️ Golden Age Hollywood ⚖️ Magic With A Cost

The Path of Ascension 8

by C. Mantis • 2025

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

4.45

4k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions

The Path of Ascension 8 88%

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

by C. Mantis 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions

Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad

by Cassandra Dee • 2017

Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.

3.34

977

🎭 Fantasy Parody 🪞 Meta Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Deconstruction

Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad 88%

Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.

by Cassandra Dee 2017

3.34

977 ratings

🎭 Fantasy Parody 🪞 Meta Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Deconstruction

A Gathering of Shadows

by V.E. Schwab • 2016

At a grand tournament of magic, a disguised magician faces the pirate he once loved.

4.19

238k+

🌀 Parallel Worlds ⚔️ Magical Tournament 🗡️ Thief Heroine

A Gathering of Shadows 88%

At a grand tournament of magic, a disguised magician faces the pirate he once loved.

by V.E. Schwab 2016

4.19

238k+ ratings

🌀 Parallel Worlds ⚔️ Magical Tournament 🗡️ Thief Heroine

Fortress of Ambrose

by J. Elle • 2025

Her family's curse demands her heart. The dead will take an immortal's instead.

3.67

487

🔥 Forbidden Magic 🎭 Hidden Identity 💀 Ancestral Curse

Fortress of Ambrose 88%

Her family's curse demands her heart. The dead will take an immortal's instead.

by J. Elle 2025

3.67

487 ratings

🔥 Forbidden Magic 🎭 Hidden Identity 💀 Ancestral Curse

The Astral Library

by Kate Quinn • 2026

Her identity stolen, Alix discovers a library where the desperate vanish into any novel.

3.57

62k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 📖 Books Come Alive

The Astral Library 88%

Her identity stolen, Alix discovers a library where the desperate vanish into any novel.

by Kate Quinn 2026

3.57

62k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 📖 Books Come Alive

The Bone Witch

by Ivy Asher • 2020

Bound to an immortal, a bone witch's volatile power could save his brother or ruin them.

4.13

13k+

💀 Bone Magic 🔗 Forced Magical Bond 😤 Reluctant Witch

The Bone Witch 88%

Bound to an immortal, a bone witch's volatile power could save his brother or ruin them.

by Ivy Asher 2020

4.13

13k+ ratings

💀 Bone Magic 🔗 Forced Magical Bond 😤 Reluctant Witch

The Ambassador's Mission

by Trudi Canavan • 2010

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

3.93

23k+

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond

The Ambassador's Mission 88%

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

by Trudi Canavan 2010

3.93

23k+ ratings

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue

The Language of Ghosts 88%

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue

Season of Storms

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 2013

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

3.97

74k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia

Season of Storms 88%

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2013

3.97

74k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia

Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson • 2009

A princess marries a mute god-king, then learns his silence conceals a divine plot.

4.29

296k+

🔮 Hard Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sisterly Bond

Warbreaker 88%

A princess marries a mute god-king, then learns his silence conceals a divine plot.

by Brandon Sanderson 2009

4.29

296k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sisterly Bond

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

383k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir

Storm Front 88%

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir

Soulsmith

by Will Wight • 2016

An outcast enters a world of warring magic sects, ancient ruins, and a mentor's dangerous agenda.

4.32

42k+

🪜 Progression Fantasy 🌀 Cultivation Magic 📈 Weak To Strong

Soulsmith 88%

An outcast enters a world of warring magic sects, ancient ruins, and a mentor's dangerous agenda.

by Will Wight 2016

4.32

42k+ ratings

🪜 Progression Fantasy 🌀 Cultivation Magic 📈 Weak To Strong

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

4.12

37k+

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family

The Novice 88%

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family

Fated

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

3.90

32k+

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine

Fated 88%

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

3.90

32k+ ratings

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine

The Druid

by Jeff Wheeler • 2022

Guarding a captive druid, a servant learns a forbidden magic that challenges her entire world.

4.29

14k+

🏰 Monastic Fantasy 🧙 Forbidden Mentor 🫂 Found Family

The Druid 88%

Guarding a captive druid, a servant learns a forbidden magic that challenges her entire world.

by Jeff Wheeler 2022

4.29

14k+ ratings

🏰 Monastic Fantasy 🧙 Forbidden Mentor 🫂 Found Family

Secondhand Luck

by Kim Harrison • 2026

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

4.09

954

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond

Secondhand Luck 88%

A cleaner of magic's waste and her living shadow hunt the fanatic erasing everyone like them.

by Kim Harrison 2026

4.09

954 ratings

🖤 Sentient Shadow 🏫 Magical Academy 🤝 Symbiotic Bond

Battle Ground

by Jim Butcher • 2020

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

4.43

50k+

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family

Battle Ground 88%

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

by Jim Butcher 2020

4.43

50k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family

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