You should check out The Royal Institute of Magic Series by Victor Kloss. It is in the age range of the Harry Potter series, i felt the same wonder as the Harry Potter Books when I listened to them. The first 3 books are free to listen to with the Audible Plus Catalogue. You do need an Audible Subscription though. The magical classes are very different. Their are classes in Scholar, Trading and Diplomacy, as well as Magical Combat. it is set in a hidden magical world with goblins, elves, Pegasi, Wyverns and dragons. And they have spell shooters instead of wands, they are like wooden guns that shoot spell pellets. The key to using them is willpower instead of shouting weird sounding spells with funny names. And there is some funny banter between the 3 main characters. You should check it out.
Ursula Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea, published in 1968, used the wizarding school trope when Ged went to the island of Roke to learn magic. I’m not certain of earlier occurrences of the trope, so I can’t claim she invented it, and the book doesn’t spend so much time on relationships between the students, though Ged has his Draco Malfoy in Jasper and his Ron/Hermione in Vetch. But it’s a real classic of the genre!
The Summoner series is one of my favorite series. The magic system is cool and the direction the next books go was sometimes surprising. The only book I half didn't like was the prequel.
I purchased the trilogy many years ago from the UK but never managed to read it! Thank you for your comment, I will try to find the books and give them a go :))
@@IasminaEdina It wasn't on the list, but a couple I haven't read were, so I guess I know what I'm doing during my self-isolation! Always learn something from your videos.
I recommend The Medoran Chronicles - magic school - adventure - fun - friendship - cool kick ass parts - YA. I love your recommendations, big fan of the Kingkiller Chronicles. I’m interested in checking out Blood Song and The Novice. If you enjoy The Magicians you should check out the Tv show, the magic is incredible.
Scarlett lost in the five lands by rajendra sarilla has a wonderful magic school set up and the story is quite intriguing. Its about a fifteen year old warrior princess called scarlett that ends up in a different world where society is divided into four races based on skin colours - blue, pale, brown, and silver. What i loved most about the book were powerful female characters and brilliant action scenes. It's a fast paced novel with just 170 pages. This book is so good that it may become a big hollywood movie in future if it gets enough attention. I read it on kindle since paperback was not available in foreign countries.
E. Rose Sabin - A school for Sorcery, A perilous power, When the beast ravens - I loved these books so much as a child, I read them twice. The ending always had me in tears. It's a really nice trilogy. 🧡
you HAVE to check out the school for good and evil I swear it is worth it I probably read the entire series like 3 times also it's movies are coming sometime in 2022
I mostly do older fantasy, and pre-Harry Potter there wasn't much where the actual action took place at a magical school and the protagonist was a student. Diskworld has quite a few stories that involve their magical school (the "Unseen University") but the protagonists are almost always the staff, who have a pathological fear of students. His YA series (starring Tiffany Aching) does involve a student witch, but on the Disk witching isn't something you learn in school it's something you learn from hard practical experience. The girls team in Wheel of Time are technically magical students for books 2-5, but they don't spend a lot of time in class.
Not a recommendation but rather something to look forward to: "A Deadly Education" by Naomi Novik. I recently read Novik's Spinning Silver and it was an excellent tale with many Slavic myths interwoven in it! After checking out her twitter and website I was quite intrigued by the description of her new book, which is based on the legends and myths around the Scholomance - a Transylvanian school for black magic, run by the Devil himself. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Novik does with this story. That said, I'll definitely pick up Blood Song.
This is exciting to me for two reasons. I read Uprooted by her and loved it, have been meaning to read more of her stuff for a while. But then I am Romanian, so a magic school set in Transylvania? Omg yes. Adding that to my TBR right now 😍
@@IasminaEdina I just picked up Uprooted yesterday. Probably will start reading around the end of next week, when I'm done with my two current reads. I can highly recommend Spinning Silver, it's easily one of my favourite standalone fantasy books. Regarding A Deadly Education, it's going to be a long wait till September. I was really disappointed when I found out the book isn't out yet. Everything Fantasy related to Slavic, Germanic, Norse, and Anglo-Saxon folklore is usually an instant-read for me ^^
Having found this video late, Definitely pick up A Deadly Education - amazing book. The second book in the series is also out, which I was equally blown away by. Great video! I came across it while doing some world building for a Kids on Brooms campaign that I'll be running next month. Still hammering out the details of how magic will work and what the course catalogue will look like. Looking forward to checking out the other books you listed!
I enjoyed Lev Grossman's series but I thought that they weren't well written. This book series I actually enjoyed the tv series more than the books. I absolutely love NoTW and I sososososo hope the third book comes out this year.
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Hey, I would like to ask will it be appropriate to read the school for good and evil considering that I’m 19 years old almost turning 20? Since I’ve heard that it’s a middle grade series? Please help. Thanks
I keep most of the books I read. I have a large bookshelf in the living room. If that starts overflowing i will go through it and donate books I didn't like/don't think I'll re-read :)
Just a warning though, blood song by anthony ryan; rather you dont read the other 2 books, its just soo bad compare to the first book (i dont know what happen to the author, so weird)
I think calling The Magicians “Harry Potter for adults” is grossly misleading. It has essentially nothing in common with Harry Potter and if you go into it with that mindset you will be severely disappointed. Not that it’s not a good series; I still think it’s worth reading. Just absolutely nothing like HP.
I see your point. I think most books that market themselves as "like Harry Potter" are not like HP at all. It's more that if you enjoyed the HP series, you're likely going to enjoy this because it has a couple similar aspects. And I think that is true for The Magicians as well. At least that is how I see it 🙂
Iasmina Edina exactly I love the magicians it’s definitely more adult and if you grew up with Harry Potter and love fantasy and magic in general you’ll love the magicians
They are going to a magic school and having to face down an all powerful evil magician, so there is that in common. But it borrows even more from the Narnia Chronicles, almost to a ridiculous amount. But I do like the books anyway.
Not sure if they are a bit young for you, but the Worst Witch books may be your sort of thing. They are the books I kind of feel JK Rowling plagiarised along with the character Harry Potter from the 80s movie Troll.
Yeah definitely too young, I can't read this sort of stuff anymore. But I'm pretty sure I did read some of them or at least something very similar when I was a child, in Romanian.
also I want to mention nevernight - a school of assassins, somewhat magical
Nevernight is absolutely amazing. Loved this series, and the footnotes were superb!
And vampire academy and hex hall
You should check out The Royal Institute of Magic Series by Victor Kloss. It is in the age range of the Harry Potter series, i felt the same wonder as the Harry Potter Books when I listened to them. The first 3 books are free to listen to with the Audible Plus Catalogue. You do need an Audible Subscription though. The magical classes are very different. Their are classes in Scholar, Trading and Diplomacy, as well as Magical Combat. it is set in a hidden magical world with goblins, elves, Pegasi, Wyverns and dragons. And they have spell shooters instead of wands, they are like wooden guns that shoot spell pellets. The key to using them is willpower instead of shouting weird sounding spells with funny names. And there is some funny banter between the 3 main characters. You should check it out.
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Ursula Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea, published in 1968, used the wizarding school trope when Ged went to the island of Roke to learn magic. I’m not certain of earlier occurrences of the trope, so I can’t claim she invented it, and the book doesn’t spend so much time on relationships between the students, though Ged has his Draco Malfoy in Jasper and his Ron/Hermione in Vetch. But it’s a real classic of the genre!
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My favourites are Carry On! and Magisterium🧡💙💛
I love the owl mug🦉
The Summoner series is one of my favorite series. The magic system is cool and the direction the next books go was sometimes surprising. The only book I half didn't like was the prequel.
I adore Trudi Canavan's Black Magician trilogy. I hope it's on the list!
I purchased the trilogy many years ago from the UK but never managed to read it! Thank you for your comment, I will try to find the books and give them a go :))
Ah, unfortunately I have not gotten to that one yet but it's on my to-read list 😀
@@IasminaEdina It wasn't on the list, but a couple I haven't read were, so I guess I know what I'm doing during my self-isolation!
Always learn something from your videos.
YESS i just finished reading it and it was absolutely great
@@Sammy-yf2sb Aww I am so glad you enjoyed it!!
The school for good and evil is an awsome book that takes place in a magic school 🥳
I recommend The Medoran Chronicles - magic school - adventure - fun - friendship - cool kick ass parts - YA. I love your recommendations, big fan of the Kingkiller Chronicles. I’m interested in checking out Blood Song and The Novice. If you enjoy The Magicians you should check out the Tv show, the magic is incredible.
Scarlett lost in the five lands by rajendra sarilla has a wonderful magic school set up and the story is quite intriguing. Its about a fifteen year old warrior princess called scarlett that ends up in a different world where society is divided into four races based on skin colours - blue, pale, brown, and silver. What i loved most about the book were powerful female characters and brilliant action scenes. It's a fast paced novel with just 170 pages. This book is so good that it may become a big hollywood movie in future if it gets enough attention. I read it on kindle since paperback was not available in foreign countries.
Still patiently PATIENTLY waiting for the Doors of Stone
I want to buy some books before Christmas and I am looking forward to magical books with a little darkness and stuff like that.... :)
E. Rose Sabin - A school for Sorcery, A perilous power, When the beast ravens - I loved these books so much as a child, I read them twice. The ending always had me in tears. It's a really nice trilogy. 🧡
Ah, that's what it's called in English. I have actually read that series when I was young, but in Romanian 🙂
Book of the ancestor ! Read the first two books and can’t wait to read the third !
I know they say don't judge a book by its cover, but these covers are bad ads. Great video
you HAVE to check out the school for good and evil
I swear it is worth it
I probably read the entire series like 3 times
also it's movies are coming sometime in 2022
thank you for this video!! very helpful
I LOVE your accent!!
The owl mug and Hawkins shirt certainly makes Iasmina a true SFF genre aficionado. 🤓
Also, this is a great review. 🥰
I mostly do older fantasy, and pre-Harry Potter there wasn't much where the actual action took place at a magical school and the protagonist was a student. Diskworld has quite a few stories that involve their magical school (the "Unseen University") but the protagonists are almost always the staff, who have a pathological fear of students. His YA series (starring Tiffany Aching) does involve a student witch, but on the Disk witching isn't something you learn in school it's something you learn from hard practical experience. The girls team in Wheel of Time are technically magical students for books 2-5, but they don't spend a lot of time in class.
I just discoverd you and already I love you! I like the books you have there.
Brandon Sanderson it is a great writer
Gave me so many new books to read! Thank you!
"Schooled in Magic" is pretty great
Not a recommendation but rather something to look forward to: "A Deadly Education" by Naomi Novik.
I recently read Novik's Spinning Silver and it was an excellent tale with many Slavic myths interwoven in it! After checking out her twitter and website I was quite intrigued by the description of her new book, which is based on the legends and myths around the Scholomance - a Transylvanian school for black magic, run by the Devil himself. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Novik does with this story.
That said, I'll definitely pick up Blood Song.
This is exciting to me for two reasons. I read Uprooted by her and loved it, have been meaning to read more of her stuff for a while. But then I am Romanian, so a magic school set in Transylvania? Omg yes. Adding that to my TBR right now 😍
@@IasminaEdina I just picked up Uprooted yesterday. Probably will start reading around the end of next week, when I'm done with my two current reads. I can highly recommend Spinning Silver, it's easily one of my favourite standalone fantasy books.
Regarding A Deadly Education, it's going to be a long wait till September. I was really disappointed when I found out the book isn't out yet. Everything Fantasy related to Slavic, Germanic, Norse, and Anglo-Saxon folklore is usually an instant-read for me ^^
Having found this video late, Definitely pick up A Deadly Education - amazing book. The second book in the series is also out, which I was equally blown away by.
Great video! I came across it while doing some world building for a Kids on Brooms campaign that I'll be running next month. Still hammering out the details of how magic will work and what the course catalogue will look like.
Looking forward to checking out the other books you listed!
You should try The Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan. I liked it a lot, reminded me of a more mature Harry Potter in a High Fantasy world.
Would that be the one where blood magic is a major part of the main character's arsenal in the third book?
Favorite booktuber :) keep up the good work! Look forward to see what else you do
oh nice, I found the rithmatist on my kindle, will start reading it and all the others! I also love magical schools!! thank you
The sequel of Give the Dark my Love is actually out and has been available since 2019... title is Bid My Soul Farewell
What might be some fantasy books set in magic duels and tournaments?
Thank you so much for this video, I saw great recommendations which I already added to my list!!!
Great recommendations!
I got it as a gift 🙂
I enjoy Christopher Nuttalls 'Schooled in Magic' series
Mentioning, Magisterium series guys ❤️
Loved this. Thank you.
I enjoyed Lev Grossman's series but I thought that they weren't well written. This book series I actually enjoyed the tv series more than the books.
I absolutely love NoTW and I sososososo hope the third book comes out this year.
BLOOD SONG SO GOOD ONLY IF YOU ADD THE DUOLOGY THAT COMES AFTER TRILOGY
I'm always looking for recommendations for epic high fantasy like Lord of the Rings where they are on some traveling quest. :)
Good suggestion, I'll see what I can come up with 🙂
@@IasminaEdina that would be cool
Legend of drizzt books by r a Salvatore are really good
Does anybody know 'The Polar Bear Explorers Club Series" by Alex Bell?
It is my absolute fav!!!
You should check out the arcane ascension series great world set in a school setting
Hello I really found a witch book
On woods at india that book make me have powers like
When I need some thing it just arrives with someone
There are 7 spells those are மஅல டுணி
Hey, I would like to ask will it be appropriate to read the school for good and evil considering that I’m 19 years old almost turning 20? Since I’ve heard that it’s a middle grade series? Please help. Thanks
Yes of course!
The reccs are great thank you
Does The Novice have friendships like Harry Potter and the magesterium
Yes!
I like that word 'harness.' :D I don't hear anyone say it. Haha.
What do you do with all your old books after you read them?
I keep most of the books I read. I have a large bookshelf in the living room. If that starts overflowing i will go through it and donate books I didn't like/don't think I'll re-read :)
Give Schooled in magic by Christopher G. Nuttall a read if you enjoy the school and learning setting
try crave by traacy wolf
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Akarnae is another good series set in a school
Ah, nice, I have that one on my to-read list already!
Crave is a pretty good read. Its by Tracey wolf
Just a warning though, blood song by anthony ryan; rather you dont read the other 2 books, its just soo bad compare to the first book (i dont know what happen to the author, so weird)
I think calling The Magicians “Harry Potter for adults” is grossly misleading. It has essentially nothing in common with Harry Potter and if you go into it with that mindset you will be severely disappointed. Not that it’s not a good series; I still think it’s worth reading. Just absolutely nothing like HP.
I see your point. I think most books that market themselves as "like Harry Potter" are not like HP at all. It's more that if you enjoyed the HP series, you're likely going to enjoy this because it has a couple similar aspects. And I think that is true for The Magicians as well. At least that is how I see it 🙂
Iasmina Edina exactly I love the magicians it’s definitely more adult and if you grew up with Harry Potter and love fantasy and magic in general you’ll love the magicians
They are going to a magic school and having to face down an all powerful evil magician, so there is that in common.
But it borrows even more from the Narnia Chronicles, almost to a ridiculous amount.
But I do like the books anyway.
That’s what I was told and honestly can’t get into the book because I thought it was going to be like Harry Potter
Charlie, from supernatural, is that you? You look similar. Haha.
No views 30 likes ... UA-cam is drunk!!!
Not sure if they are a bit young for you, but the Worst Witch books may be your sort of thing. They are the books I kind of feel JK Rowling plagiarised along with the character Harry Potter from the 80s movie Troll.
Yeah definitely too young, I can't read this sort of stuff anymore. But I'm pretty sure I did read some of them or at least something very similar when I was a child, in Romanian.
your voice is cute