![]() Those who are not part of the magical world are largely unawares. Kat Howard's "An Unkindness of Magicians" takes place in a world where the fantastic and mundane are side-by-side, but also intertwined at certain points. ![]() ![]() You get some excellently crafted stories that skew a bit older and a bit more serious, like Lev Grossman's "The Magicians" (which I am embarrassed to admit I have yet to finish), with magic as a costly thing, requiring serious study and perseverance, and plots that cannot neatly resolve into good versus evil. The darkness, is there and important, but not typically overwhelming. And should the tale stray into darkness the conflict is often resolved by the triumph of good (think Harry Potter and its predecessors). Such stories are usually often largely bright and cheery, and often driven forward by non-adult characters. Like any of a host of fictional landscapes where the fantastic and the mundane are side-by-side, but only those with special powers are fully aware. Imagine a world where magic is everywhere but most people don't see it. ![]()
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