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A contemporary epic that weaves expansive magic into the grounded lives of college students. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Magician'S Land.
- magical
- expansive
- collegiate
- 01
The Magician King
Lev Grossman
A dark, cynical love letter to portal fantasy that asks what happens after you get everything you ever wanted and realize you're still miserable.
- 02
The Magicians
Lev Grossman · 2009
A dark, cynical deconstruction of childhood portal fantasies that proves magic cannot cure a fundamentally broken heart.
- 03
The Plastic Magician
Charlie N. Holmberg
An inventive fantasy exploring the tactile and wondrous craft of material magic.
- 04
The Abhorsen Chronicles
Garth Nix · 2003
A chilly, bell-ringing descent into a shadow-drenched world where death is a river and magic requires absolute precision.
- 05
The Magicians' Guild
Trudi Canavan · 2005
A gritty, Dickensian underdog story where raw, untamed magic collides with entrenched privilege.
- 06
Little, Big
John Crowley
An intricate, autumnal tapestry of a family slowly realizing they are characters in a grand, unseen fairy tale.
- 07
A Wrinkle In Time Trilogy
Madeleine L'Engle
A cosmic, philosophical journey that proves love and stubborn individuality are the ultimate weapons against the darkness of the universe.
- 08
Deep secret
Diana Wynne Jones
A delightfully chaotic romp through cosmic bureaucracy and the absurdities of a sci-fi convention.
- 09
Her Majesty's wizard
Christopher Stasheff · 1986
A lighthearted, poetry-fueled romp where an English major's knowledge of verse becomes literal magic.
- 10
Mountain of Black Glass
Tad Williams · 1999
A sprawling, surreal descent into a digital labyrinth where the stakes are terrifyingly real and the landscapes are bound only by ruthless imagination.
- 11
The Ships of Air
Martha Wells · 2004
A desperate, high-stakes flight across a fallen world where the shadows hide threats far worse than the conquering army.
- 12
A Darker Shade of Magic
V. E. Schwab
A swashbuckling, shadowy romp through parallel cities where magic is a living, breathing, and deeply dangerous thing.
