Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 31 minutes ago
We're back in (possibly) our most chaotic video yet! This week we're talking fantasy magic systems: what makes a good one, where a good magic system gets its power, and some cool examples of our favourites from across the genre! We discuss hard vs soft magic, how authors can use magic to influence their storytelling and much much more.
Featured books and series include:
The Mistborn Saga - Brandon Sanderson
The First Law - Joe Abercrombie
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
The Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb
A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K Le Guin
Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
The Lightbringer Series - Brent Weeks
Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
The Villain Series - V E Schwab
The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
possibly some more I've forgotten about!
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Ross & Laura are a couple of internet nerds with over 20 years combined experience in eCommerce and Retail, and a shared passion for quality fantasy and science fiction.
📚 Our bookshop: hardysbooks.co.uk
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/hardysbooks
🎶 TikTok: tiktok.com/@hardysbooks
🎧 Tome Raiders (our podcast): tomeraiders.co.uk
We're back in (possibly) our most chaotic video yet! This week we're talking fantasy magic systems: what makes a good one, where a good magic system gets its power, and some cool examples of our favourites from across the genre! We discuss hard vs soft magic, how authors can use magic to influence their storytelling and much much more.
Featured books and series include:
The Mistborn Saga - Brandon Sanderson
The First Law - Joe Abercrombie
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
The Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb
A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K Le Guin
Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
The Lightbringer Series - Brent Weeks
Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
The Villain Series - V E Schwab
The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
possibly some more I've forgotten about!
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Chapters
00:00 Video starts
14:14 Annoying boiler noise starts
15:18 Annoying boiler noise ends
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Ross & Laura are a couple of internet nerds with over 20 years combined experience in eCommerce and Retail, and a shared passion for quality fantasy and science fiction.
📚 Our bookshop: hardysbooks.co.uk
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/hardysbooks
🎶 TikTok: tiktok.com/@hardysbooks
🎧 Tome Raiders (our podcast): tomeraiders.co.uk
