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Jun 7Liked by Carolyn McBride πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

In "Magic Inc." by Robert A. Heinlein, magic becomes a commodity to be bought and sold. (Typically, an American came up with that idea.)

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Jun 9Liked by Carolyn McBride πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

I hope it’s not too cliche, but Brandon Sanderson’s Allomancy is pretty cool. I also always find myself thinking about Ged in Ursula LeGuin’s Earthsea series.

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I was always impressed by Allomancy, too!

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