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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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Monk & Robot #2

Becky Chambers

152 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach

The Dawnhounds

The Endsong #1

Sascha Stronach

9 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

Moon Over Soho

Rivers of London #2

Ben Aaronovitch

375 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction crime fantasy mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Into the Drowning Deep

Rolling in the Deep #1

Mira Grant

447 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Unnatural Magic by C.M. Waggoner

Unnatural Magic

C.M. Waggoner

391 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle by Catherine Webb

The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle

Horatio Lyle #1

Catherine Webb

311 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy mystery adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

Amongst Our Weapons

Rivers of London #9

Ben Aaronovitch

404 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction crime fantasy mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
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