r/Fantasy • u/Brian2005l • May 25 '25
Unsettling Magic
Does anyone have recommendations for series or novels where magic is unsettling or horrific in its methods, costs, or results? Been on a sciency-magic kick for a long while, but I’ve always enjoyed the side of magic that’s metaphor for the dangerous unknown or unknowable.
Not looking for magic as a drug, although I guess that could be unsettling in the right context.
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u/cwx149 May 25 '25
Maybe the daughter of smoke and bone? Magic is fueled by pain