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Books within the adult-fantasy genre that afford a great amount to detail to magical study and learning.

Ideally, books in this list would include:

- Detailed explanations of the working of magic or magical phenomena in the world of the book

- Breakdown of the study of said magic, including specific mention of magic classes, special assignments, supernatural field trips or similar

- Finer details of academia in a magical/fantasy setting; hierarchy of teachers/ students/ academics within the institute, intellectual stresses and struggles, and so on.

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1	The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) by James Islington (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 301,049 ratings score: 2,750, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Babel by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 556,993 ratings score: 2,652, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) by Heather Fawcett (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 244,081 ratings score: 2,263, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 11,906,966 ratings score: 1,492, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 434,745 ratings score: 1,415, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) by Olivie Blake (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 291,669 ratings score: 1,413, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 7,441 ratings score: 1,376, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 380,421 ratings score: 1,375, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 234,854 ratings score: 1,347, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 193,342 ratings score: 1,344, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 218,630 ratings score: 1,226, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1) by Marina Dyachenko 3.99 avg rating — 24,884 ratings score: 1,013, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 29,664 ratings score: 852, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Thirteen Threads by Alyona Rozenblat (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 800, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) by Heather Fawcett (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 119,973 ratings score: 758, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 340,058 ratings score: 748, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 1,126,715 ratings score: 582, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Vicious (Villains, #1) by V.E. Schwab 4.17 avg rating — 351,377 ratings score: 576, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Curious Tides (Drowned Gods, #1) by Pascale Lacelle (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 15,547 ratings score: 574, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) by Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 283,614 ratings score: 573, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Letter to the Luminous Deep (The Sunken Archive, #1) by Sylvie Cathrall (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 7,356 ratings score: 569, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy, #1) by Antonia Hodgson (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 74,694 ratings score: 565, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3) by Heather Fawcett (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 70,119 ratings score: 556, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 20,855 ratings score: 545, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 4,060,076 ratings score: 389, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Worst Witch (Worst Witch, #1) by Jill Murphy 3.96 avg rating — 23,525 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr (The Old Kingdom Trilogy, #2) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 125,821 ratings score: 374, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny by Caroline Bonin (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 528 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Arkanists: A 1940s Dark Academia Romantasy (Veiled War Book 1) by Morgan Harker (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8) by Terry Pratchett 4.02 avg rating — 60,448 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Rithmatist (Rithmatist, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 77,117 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 556,993 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #1) by Tigest Girma (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 33,699 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 2,958,149 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw (Goodreads Author) 3.05 avg rating — 7,920 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1) by Elise Kova (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 44,289 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Laertes: A Hamlet Retelling by Carly Stevens (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Dragon School: Episodes 1-5 by Sarah K.L. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 3,712 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Academy of Villains by Ever King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,612 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Ocaso (La academia, #1) by Nerea Llanes (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 4,719 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Fifth Fjord (Airborne #1) by Isabel Marie 4.10 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Princess and the Plumber in... Beast to Beauty by M David Lutz (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2) by Brent Weeks (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 95,719 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Saint and the Sorceress: A Slow-Burn, Enemies to Lovers, Dark Academia Romance with Emotional Alchemy (Fatal Chemistry Book 1) by Jennifer Thea Barthe (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Malachite by Ashley Andersen 4.19 avg rating — 1,032 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Trankarri: The Boy with a Magical Pen: A Clean Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure for Young Readers (The Inkworld Sagas Book 1) by Christopher Dean (Goodreads Author) 4.82 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Bella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change (The Bella Santini Chronicles #1) by Angela Legh (Goodreads Author) 4.84 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Journey Through The Dark: The Battle Between Light and Dark by Erin Cuellar 4.97 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Novice (Summoner, #1) by Taran Matharu (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 37,368 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Emerald Hinterland: The Knell of the Caer Mourner by Paul J.C. Edge (Goodreads Author) 4.97 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Ghost Women by Jennifer Murphy (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 1,277 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Secrets of the Catalogue (The Librarians, #1) by Amelia Spencer (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 1,283 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Initiate (The Shadow Atlas #1) by Jenny Sandiford (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Sorcery and Small Magics (The Wildersongs Trilogy, #1) by Maiga Doocy (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 16,956 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Lessons in Loyalty - Aphrodite & Adonis (Academy of Villains, #2) by Ever King (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 465 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1) by Brent Weeks (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 135,118 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	I've Been Waiting: A Haunting Thriller of love, loss and Redemption by William L. Harben (Goodreads Author) 4.90 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Beatrix Bellafonte And The Castle In The Sea by Kirk Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Stormwarden (The Cycle of Fire, #1) by Janny Wurts (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 2,439 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Apprentice (The Shadow Atlas #2) by Jenny Sandiford (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1) by Shannon Messenger (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 124,142 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Les Braises d'Amburassa: Interlude - Aelandra - La Lanterne du Jugement by DARKAALE it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Year of the Griffin (Derkholm, #2) by Diana Wynne Jones 4.12 avg rating — 9,790 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	House of Ravens (The Shadow Atlas #0.5) by Jenny Sandiford (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Hanna Alkaf (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.33 avg rating — 1,778 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Discovery of Magic (Elementals Academy #1) by Michelle Madow (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 3,951 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars