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That Magic was Awesome
There are many different ways to present magic in a story and many authors do, in fact, incorporate it differently with more or less explanation about how it works. Unfortunately, there is not a clear answer for what is needed or how much explanation is needed for a story and sometimes it’s a matter of personal preference on the reader’s part. It seems to me, based on my reading experience, that high fantasies generally lean more towards more minimal magic explanation. How and when magic works or can be used is very simple. There are still defined rules on how magic works, but the author doesn’t explain all the inner…
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Top 5 High Fantasy Series
#1. Codex Alera by Jim Butcher This series focuses on a boy named Tavi who is very unique in this world. He has no control over any types of furies (elementals of earth, fire, water, air, and metal). Instead, he has to overcome the problems that happen around him without any power, and as he branches out into the world, he discovers where destiny leads him and what his true potential can be. I love this series so much because of how unique it is. I, personally, haven’t read many other novels that incorporate nature manipulation as the main form of magic in the world, and I also like the…
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The Obsidian Tower
by Melissa Caruso Recommend Ryx’s magic is considered broken, useless. She must always hold her powers in check and endure the pain of her family’s insults and contempt. Yet, she is the only one able to make a stand when her family’s long locked away artifact is awakened. She is more scared than she’s ever been, but she might be brave enough to face the challenge. The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso is a political and mystery based high fantasy. It isn’t as complex or intense as other political based fantasies like the series A Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R Martin, but it does have the main…
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The Unspoken Name
by A. K. Larkwood Recommend If the only thing you knew was that you were born to be sacrificed on your fourteenth birthday for a god you had not chosen to follow, and someone came to take you away from that fate, would you go? Csorwe was a girl who belonged to the unspoken god, but she was saved by a wizard who taught her there was more to the world than death. But, as she discovers the world, she discovers who she is, and what she will do to repay his kindness. A.K. Lawrence’s The Unspoken Name is a very interesting novel, but I did have a harder time…
