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A dark, cynical deconstruction of childhood portal fantasies that proves magic cannot cure a fundamentally broken heart. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Magicians.
- disenchanted
- angsty
- atmospheric
- brooding
- 01
The Magician'S Land
Lev Grossman
A contemporary epic that weaves expansive magic into the grounded lives of college students.
- 02
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.
- 03
Paper Towns
John Green
A restless, witty road trip that dismantles the myth of the perfect girl next door.
- 04
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
Step into a black-and-white dreamscape of caramel scents and impossible illusions, where a deadly rivalry slowly melts into a sweeping, star-crossed romance.
- 05
The Atlas Six
Olivie Blake
A cerebral, velvet-draped descent into the intoxicating and toxic nature of absolute power.
- 06
The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern
A lush, labyrinthine love letter to stories and the people who lose themselves in them, wrapped in a dreamscape of honey, keys, and hidden doors.
- 07
Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo
A gritty, blood-soaked descent into the ivy-choked underbelly of elite privilege and dark magic.
- 08
The Raven King
Maggie Stiefvater
A mythic, dread-laced culmination of found family and fate, where dreams bleed into reality and every choice carries the weight of a prophecy.
- 09
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.
- 10
Carry On
Rainbow Rowell
A self-aware, deeply affectionate love letter to magical school tropes that trades epic battles for messy, angsty, enemies-to-lovers romance.
- 11
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow
A lush, defiant love letter to the magic of storytelling and the hidden thresholds that lead us to where we belong.
- 12
The house in the Cerulean Sea
T. J. Klune
A warm, whimsical hug of a book about finding vibrant color and fierce love in a gray world.
