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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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Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

21 hours, 46 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach

The Dawnhounds

The Endsong #1

Sascha Stronach

259 pages • paperback • 2022

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 • hardcover • 2011

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 • hardcover • 2017

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

Unnatural Magic

C.M. Waggoner

391 pages • paperback • 2019

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 • paperback • 2006

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

Amongst Our Weapons

Rivers of London #9

Ben Aaronovitch

404 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction contemporary crime fantasy mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced