At the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
Jeff Somers tagged
eight books that "assert that magic was real, but has faded or been destroyed," including:
Spoonbenders, by Daryl Gregory
This isn’t a typical End of Magic story—or a typical story in any way. The Telemachus family once made waves by demonstrating mental powers—astral projection, telekinesis, predicting the future. Then one day, their act is debunked on live television, their matriarch dies, and the family enters a lengthy decline. But do they actually have amazing powers? Buddy Telemachus seems to be able to see bits of the future, but all of his visions end on a specific date, implying either the end of all things, or the end of his psychic powers—or possibly just the end of Buddy. This sprawling family history weaves a fistful of plot threads that converge on one epic day, and finding out whether the magic was ever real, and if it will survive, is more than enough reason to read all the way to the end.
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--Marshal Zeringue
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