Books Like The Magicians

Loved The Magicians by Lev Grossman? If its fantasy, magic academy and male lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Lirael and Infinite Shores. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Magicians: Fantasy · Magic Academy · Male Lead · Series · Portal Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling

Magic Academy · Coming of Age · Fantasy · Male Lead · Magic System

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Lirael
Garth Nix

Depression · Fantasy · Coming of Age · Magic System · Series

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Infinite Shores
Pascale Lacelle

Magic Academy · Portal Fantasy · Fantasy · Magic System · Series

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The Great Hunt
Robert Jordan

Coming of Age · Fantasy · Magic Academy · Portal Fantasy · Male Lead

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The Will of the Many
James Islington

Magic Academy · Fantasy · Male Lead · Series · Magic System

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The Queen of Blood
Sarah Beth Durst

Magic Academy · Coming of Age · Fantasy · Magic System · Series

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Hell Bent
Leigh Bardugo

College Campus · Fantasy · Series · Male Lead · Substance Abuse

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The Atlas Six
Olivie Blake

Magic Academy · Fantasy · Magic System · Series · Urban Fantasy

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He Who Fights With Monsters 7
Shirtaloon

Portal Fantasy · Male Lead · Fantasy · Series · Magic System

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He Who Fights With Monsters
Travis Deverell

Portal Fantasy · Male Lead · Fantasy · Magic System · Series

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The Black Witch
Laurie Forest

College Campus · Magic Academy · Fantasy · Series · Self-Discovery

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Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman

Male Lead · Magic System · Fantasy · Series · Satire

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Soulbinder
Sebastien de Castell

Coming of Age · Male Lead · Fantasy · Magic System · Series

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Vicious
V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab

College Campus · Male Lead · Fantasy · Series · Urban Fantasy

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The Fall
Ryan Cahill

Coming of Age · Fantasy · Male Lead · Magic System · Series

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Fairy Tale
Stephen King

Portal Fantasy · Coming of Age · Male Lead · Fantasy · Dark

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The Awakening
Caroline Peckham

Magic Academy · College Campus · Fantasy · Series · Dark

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Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman

Portal Fantasy · Fantasy · Male Lead · Self-Discovery · Dark Comedy

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Ship of Magic
Robin Hobb

Coming of Age · Fantasy · Magic System · Male Lead · Series

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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
R.F. Kuang

College Campus · Male Lead · Fantasy · Magic System · Bookish

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