Magic in fiction
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Magic in fiction is the endowing of fictional characters or objects with magical powers.
Such magic often serves as a plot device, the source of magical artifacts and their quests. Magic has long been a component of fantasy fiction, where it has been a mainstay from the days of Homer and Apuleius, down through the tales of the Holy Grail, Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, and to more contemporary authors from J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis to Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Jordan, J.K. Rowling or Mercedes Lackey.
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See also
- Magician (fantasy)
- Magic (Discworld), magic in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
- Magic (Earthsea), magic in the Earthsea series
- Magic (Harry Potter), magic in the Harry Potter series
- Magic (Middle-earth), magic in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Final Fantasy magic, having to do with the Final Fantasy series of video games
- KidÅ, magic in the Bleach anime and manga series
- Magic in the Bartimaeus trilogy (Jonathan Stroud's series)
- Magic in Negima, an anime/manga series
- Magic of Dungeons & Dragons
- List of genres
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