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Magocracy

Social structure ruled exclusively by an arcane, spellcasting elite, where raw magical power dictates civic hierarchy and systemic class division.

The thrill of a rigid hierarchy where arcane power is the ultimate currency. Witnessing the struggle for influence and the weight of magical might in shaping society, from grand empires to personal destinies.

Books

The Priory of the Orange TreeSamantha Shannon
The Black PrismBrent Weeks
The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN. K. Jemisin
The Atlas ParadoxOlivie Blake
The Skull ThronePeter V. Brett
The Order WarL. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Mageborn TraitorMelanie Rawn
Games Wizards PlayDiane Duane
A Declaration of the Rights of MagiciansH. G. Parry
Star EaterKerstin Hall
ElvenbloodAndre Norton
Siege of StoneTerry Goodkind
The prodigal mageKaren Miller
ShadowsingerL. E. Modesitt, Jr.
MadwandRoger Zelazny
Maker's CurseTrudi Canavan
The phoenix transformedJames Mallory
A Blight of MagesKaren Miller
The Witch's DaughterR. A. Salvatore
Gilded cageVic James
IntriguesSharon Green
MagebornStephen Aryan
The Glass Bead GameHermann Hesse
ShadowWill Elliott
Bright ruinVic James
Blood JusticeTerry J. Benton-Walker
Battle of the Linguist MagesScotto Moore
The SPIRIT GATEMaya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Dragon's RingDave Freer
Sethra LavodeSteven Brust
The Magicians and Mrs. QuentGalen Beckett
Angel IslePeter Dickinson
The Sapphire PortalIan Irvine
WaywardHannah Mathewson
Rules of AscensionDavid B. Coe
A Wizard in the WayChristopher Stasheff
EscapementJay Lake
Ships From the WestPaul Kearney
The Stricken FieldDave Duncan
AdvocateDaniel M. Ford
Shield of Sea and SpaceErin Hoffman
Orphans of ChaosJohn C. Wright
Elminster: The Making of a MageEd Greenwood
Riding the Serpent's BackKeith Brooke
The Three Faces of DissatisfactionM. C. Burnell
Ring of LightningJane S. Fancher
Ring of IntrigueJane S. Fancher
Ring of DestinyJane S. Fancher
The Gates of DawnRobert Newcomb
The Fall of NeskayaDeborah J. Ross
Corridor to NightmareDave Duncan
The MagestoneMary H. Schaub
Madness in SolidarL. E. Modesitt, Jr.
WarriorJennifer Fallon
Sorcerers of MajipoorRobert Silverberg
An Inheritance of MagicBenedict Jacka
CompetitionsSharon Green
The Wizard of LondonMercedes Lackey

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