{"id":649,"date":"2018-03-21T11:22:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T11:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/?p=649"},"modified":"2018-03-21T11:31:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T11:31:34","slug":"the-fantastic-school-book-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/2018\/03\/21\/the-fantastic-school-book-list\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fantastic School Book List"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m known for creating lists of books. But the secret is that I don’t actually make them up myself: I ask for help. Just like anyone who really wants to learn, asking is the best way to find answers to your question. And a single question can gather many answers! So for this list, I asked in a few places on social media, and gathered the recommendations of lots of people who had read the books and loved them. Hopefully this will give our readers new series and authors to enjoy, along with old favorites brought back to mind again.<\/p>\n

What I was looking for were books about magical (or fantastical) education. Schools, apprenticeships, on-the-job learning that might have left a character or three with scorched eyebrows…<\/p>\n

The list is in no particular order, and I’m sure some good ones are missing. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments!<\/p>\n

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Author<\/td>\nTitle (Series)<\/td>\nNotable Quote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diane Duane<\/td>\nThe Young Wizards series<\/td>\n” I like the Young Wizards FAR more than Harry Potter. Much better world-building.” AM MIller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ben Aaronovitch<\/td>\nRivers of London series<\/td>\nFollows an apprentice wizard through on-the-job training<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Nuttall<\/td>\nSchooled in Magic<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim Butcher<\/td>\nAcadem’s Fury<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diana Wynne Jones<\/td>\nMagicians of Caprona<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raymond Feist<\/td>\nMagician<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pat Wrede<\/td>\nAcross the Great Barrier<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jill Murphy<\/td>\nThe Worst Witch series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Craig Shaw Gardener<\/td>\nThe Ebenezum Trilogy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ursula K LeGuin<\/td>\nEarthsea Trilogy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mercedes Lackey<\/td>\nThe Fairy Gomother series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pam Uphoff<\/td>\n\n
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The Directorate School series<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyler Whitesides<\/td>\nJanitors<\/td>\nthe Janitors are magic!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenneth C Flint<\/td>\nFinn MacCumhal books<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andrea Pearson<\/td>\nMosaic Chronicles series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seanan McGuire<\/td>\n\n
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The Wayward Children series<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anne McCaffrey<\/td>\nHarper Hall Trilogy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poul Anderson<\/td>\nOperation Chaos<\/td>\ndeals with a university with an Applied Magic department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edward Eager’s<\/td>\nHalf Magic<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terry Pratchett<\/td>\nUnseen University<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert Heinlein<\/td>\nLost Legacy<\/td>\nA novelette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L Jagi Lamplighter<\/td>\nRachel Griffin series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary Stewart<\/td>\nThe Little Broomstick<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mercedes Lackey<\/td>\nArrows series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lev Grossman<\/td>\nThe Magicians<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zilpha Kearney Snyder<\/td>\nThe Witches of Worm<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christopher Stasheff<\/td>\nWarlock series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert Asprin<\/td>\nE Godz<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patricia McKillip<\/td>\nRiddle-Master of Hed<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caroline Stevermer<\/td>\nA Scholar of Magics<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rachel E Carter<\/td>\nThe Black Mage series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pio McDonnell<\/td>\nThe Way of the Wizard<\/td>\n“It was three kinds of awful. Very disppointing.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victor Kloss<\/td>\nRoyal Institute of Magic<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul Gallico<\/td>\nThe Man who was Magic<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Nuttall<\/td>\nZero Element<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shelby Bach<\/td>\nThe Ever Afters<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alan Dean Foster<\/td>\nSpellsinger<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keith Baker<\/td>\nThorn of Breland series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taran Matharu<\/td>\nThe Summoner Trilogy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jane Yolen<\/td>\nWizard’s Hall<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rick Riordan<\/td>\nPercy Jackson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joseph Delaney<\/td>\nThe Last Apprentice series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jonathan Stroud<\/td>\nThe Bartimaeus series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suzanne Collins<\/td>\nThe Underland Chronicles<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Flanagan<\/td>\nRanger’s Apprentice series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Eddings<\/td>\nthe Belgariad<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holmberg<\/td>\nPaper Magician series<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manly Wade Wellman<\/td>\nThe Deep School<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m known for creating lists of books. But the secret is that I don’t actually make them up myself: I ask for help. Just like anyone who really wants to learn, asking is the best way to find answers to your question. And a single question can gather many answers! So for this list, I asked in a few places on social media, and gathered the recommendations of lots of people who had read the books and loved them. Hopefully this will give our readers new series and authors to enjoy, along with old favorites brought back to mind again. What I was looking for were books about magical (or fantastical) education. Schools, apprenticeships, on-the-job learning that might have left a character or three with scorched eyebrows… The list is in no particular order, and I’m sure some good ones are missing. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments! Author Title (Series) Notable Quote Diane Duane The Young Wizards series ” I like the Young Wizards FAR more than Harry Potter. Much better world-building.” AM MIller Ben Aaronovitch Rivers of London series Follows an apprentice wizard through on-the-job training Chris Nuttall Schooled in Magic Jim Butcher Academ’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[106,107,2],"class_list":["post-649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-schools-of-magic","tag-book-list","tag-good-reads","tag-magic-schools"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":765,"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649\/revisions\/765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/fantasticschools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}