The 2023 Pratchat Challenge - hosted by mcbenzie

A book that blurs the line between science and magic
Pratchett has both made fun of the way magic makes no sense from a scientific sense, and written about magic as if it was just a different kind of science.

An obvious suggestion, already popular with Pratchett fans (and one himself), is Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London and sequels, in which British police officer and apprentice wizard Peter Grant learns a tradition of magic established by Isaac Newton. But we’ll have some more suggestions soon!
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #1

Tamsyn Muir

448 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore

Battle of the Linguist Mages

Scotto Moore

441 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction video games adventurous funny medium-paced
Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce

Briar's Book

Circle of Magic #4

Tamora Pierce

258 pages • paperback • 1999

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Kraken by China Miéville

Kraken

China Miéville

509 pages • hardcover • 2010

fiction fantasy literary science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao

The Surviving Sky

The Rages Trilogy #1

Kritika H. Rao

521 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

Amina al-Sirafi #1

S.A. Chakraborty

489 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller

The Philosopher's Flight

The Philosophers Series #1

Tom Miller

422 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy historical science fiction adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Emily Wilde #1

Heather Fawcett

317 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Monk & Robot #2

Becky Chambers

152 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Monk & Robot #1

Becky Chambers

147 pages • digital • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced