Michael BuschThis is an occasional reminder that there is most of a century of wizard-school stories written by authors who are not horrible people.
From Le Guin's "Earthsea" through to Novik's "Scholomance Trilogy".
Someone quoted this post and wrote that I was saying Earthsea was similar to Harry Potter.
Which was not my point at all.
Nor is Scholomance at all similar to Harry Potter.
My point is that there are many different better stories written by people who are not J.K. Rowling.
Sean Purcell (he/him)@michael_w_busch The Scholomance books were so good. I didn't foresee the murder magic school story becoming a perfect, succinct critique of capitalism, but it really just kept getting sharper with each book.
@michael_w_busch Oh I have to add that anytime people say anything about that other famous wizard boarding school series, I advocate for them to read Witch Hat Atelier.
It is many things: a biting critique of knowledge systems, a reflection on healthcare and disability, a gorgeously drawn metatext on drawing as an art.
But what I love most about it is that every page is filled with kindness. Kindness drives the main cast to do great things, and kindness is the lens in which the characters view their world.
It's lovely. (And a new volume came out a few days ago!)