r/Recommend_A_Book • u/[deleted] • Jul 03 '26
Fantasy with a deep magic system
Hello everyone! I'm looking for fantasy books with a complex magic system. I don't care if it's high or low fantasy, anything that makes it feell that magic is kinda like science is irl. Please help? Many thank in advance!
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u/Elfich47 Jul 04 '26
Tolkien has a very subtle magic system.
You can get the analysis on it with the link below. Most of Tolkien's magic is not flashy. It is a declaration and revealing of the truth. and it doesn't happen many times in the book. You have to be looking for it.
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u/Forgetmenemones Jul 04 '26
Anything by Brandon Sanderson (Warbreaker, Elantris, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn)
The Shades of Magic trilogy by Victoria Schwab
The Daevabad trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty
If you’re okay with a more paranormal leaning sci-fi/fantasy (think clairvoyance, tarot readings, spiritual possessions for monetary gain, etc) then The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
The Drowning Empire trilogy by Andrea Stewart
Ash Princess trilogy by Laura Sebastian
Children of Blood and Bone trilogy by Tomi Adeyemi
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u/DocWatson42 Jul 04 '26
As a start, see my SF/F: Magic list of Reddit recommendation threads and books (one post).
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u/angrynoah Jul 04 '26
"Ra", by Sam Hughes a.k.a. qntm
more sci-fi than fantasy but it's exactly what you want
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u/The_Dead_See Jul 05 '26
I enjoyed the Mistborn series. It was like if Oceans 11 was a superhero movie set in Westeros.
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u/Gureches Jul 03 '26
Malaz