The magic is fake

tera_happy · 08-10-12 at 07:59 PM

Can anyone name some books where the magic system in the story turned out to be fake? Like the magic didn't actually exist even though the main character thought otherwise?

**deathbybandaid** · 08-10-12 at 09:38 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1KuGUpHYDc

It's a Faaaaakeeee!!!!!

**philfree0** · 08-10-12 at 10:28 PM

the cake is a lie!!!!

Shuy · 08-10-12 at 11:22 PM

You could read the Harry Potter books backwards.

**CyberKingdom** · 08-11-12 at 12:43 AM

Watch Penn and Teller.

PS_CZ · 08-11-12 at 01:19 AM

magic existed till birth of muhammad the prophet. (not my own words)
but right now? no there's no magic.

RITUNA · 08-11-12 at 03:08 AM

any book where at the end the protagonist wakes up and realizes it was all just a dream

**Shawn_7** · 08-11-12 at 11:56 AM

@tera_happy: I don't know if it is what you are looking for, but if you are interested in literary theory and gender you should definitely read Svetlan Todorov's The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre (the chapter about the "uncanny", i.e. stories full of events that seem supernatural but in the end have a rational explanation).

08-10-12 at 09:38 PM	#2
deathbybandaid Stand-up philosopher Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern Michigan University Posts: 625	Code: Select All http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1KuGUpHYDc It's a Faaaaakeeee!!!!!

08-10-12 at 10:28 PM	#3
philfree0 Conspiracy Realist Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 237	the cake is a lie!!!!

08-10-12 at 11:22 PM	#4
Shuy Newcomer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 50	You could read the Harry Potter books backwards.

08-11-12 at 12:43 AM	#5
CyberKingdom Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,106	Watch Penn and Teller.

08-11-12 at 01:19 AM	#6
PS_CZ Newcomer Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 79	magic existed till birth of muhammad the prophet. (not my own words) but right now? no there's no magic.

08-11-12 at 03:08 AM	#7
RITUNA Novice Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Heaven Posts: 107	any book where at the end the protagonist wakes up and realizes it was all just a dream

08-11-12 at 11:56 AM	#8
Shawn_7 Elder Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Eventyrland Posts: 3,515	@tera_happy: I don't know if it is what you are looking for, but if you are interested in literary theory and gender you should definitely read Svetlan Todorov's The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre (the chapter about the "uncanny", i.e. stories full of events that seem supernatural but in the end have a rational explanation).