Pratchett’s Wizard Magic and Witch Magic are quite different styles but all the Discworld books are Good at a minimum and your taste will determine which are Beyond Excellent.
Since you’ve met Tiffany you should meet Eskarina and get a backdoor exploration into Unseen University. So try Equal Rites. Then for more wizards you can go back one to The Light Fantastic, or keep moving forward to explore the whole Discworld and read 'em all. They each have unique qualities, a motley of new and recurring characters, and insights into some of the better and nastier aspects of our own world.
I like publication order, but if you just happen upon any of them someplace, read it. And as you’ll know already, his Young Adult writing is really only a matter of having a young protagonist. So don’t sleep on The Amazing Maurice either. It’s profound.
That sounds cool! The parts about Tiff’s books I liked so much was it felt like she was mucking about in the unfathomable depths of Discworld so an Unseen University sounds interesting
Probably a wizard of some kind, as long as it’s not a Rowling one. Just wanna draw runes and ponder orbs, you know?
Discworld UU Wizard. Mostly refraining from using magic, and eating enormous dinners.
I still need to read about Discworld wizards. The closest I’ve got to was the magic school in A Hat Full of Sky
Pratchett’s Wizard Magic and Witch Magic are quite different styles but all the Discworld books are Good at a minimum and your taste will determine which are Beyond Excellent.
I guess I haven’t read any Pratchett wizards then. Recommend me a book! (please)
Since you’ve met Tiffany you should meet Eskarina and get a backdoor exploration into Unseen University. So try Equal Rites. Then for more wizards you can go back one to The Light Fantastic, or keep moving forward to explore the whole Discworld and read 'em all. They each have unique qualities, a motley of new and recurring characters, and insights into some of the better and nastier aspects of our own world.
I like publication order, but if you just happen upon any of them someplace, read it. And as you’ll know already, his Young Adult writing is really only a matter of having a young protagonist. So don’t sleep on The Amazing Maurice either. It’s profound.
That sounds cool! The parts about Tiff’s books I liked so much was it felt like she was mucking about in the unfathomable depths of Discworld so an Unseen University sounds interesting
The Science of Discworld novels are a fun mix of science and wizardry.
Thief of Time is not wizards but underrated
BuddhistTime Monks.The early wizards books didn’t really grow on me as well as the later other books.
excellent, thank you!
I mean, you can draw runes and ponder orbs in the real world, if you like!
I think pondering my orb irl might be killing me.
But you’re right. Drawing some runes might help, just as a distraction from the orb at least
If you really want to make a cool hobby out of it, forget drawing orbs. Learn to CARVE them. Literally in stone!
that would be sick. I was thinking about leaving them around the town where I live. maybe try to make a giant rune circle around it
I have a long-term art project on the list where I carve a runestone and just leave it in the woods somewhere.
that’s a pretty arcane sounding hobby for an arcane sounding username
DO IT!
Tbh, Rowling actually has the best wizard world. You get a wand and tv to binge? While in LOTR, the fediverse doesn’t even exist.
I prefer myself some cosmere or some rivers of london
Nah I don’t want to be a wizard in a world where wizards get to act like they’re the master race
Hard to find a world where that isn’t the case. I’d definitely consider myself part of the master race if I could cast spells.
Yeah, I can see that.