Like, people tend to think about it as magic, but it’s clear that it’s an ‘any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic’ kind thing – like, maybe it’s ancient tech from a past civilization or genetic engineering or something?
by Gabriella_Gadfly
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You might like “Lexicon” by Max Barry. It treats magic as technology as linguistics and programming languages.
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Clemens
The Broken Earth series by Jemisin
They basically breed geomancers.
Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny. It won the Hugo and Nebula Awards!