Ask The Author: magic systems, sorta

I am implementing an almost-certain-to-be-erratic Friday Blog Post based on reader questions! Today’s question is a very, very old one:

“What’s the most difficult part when constructing a system of magic for a world?”

That is a Very Good Question.

So, like, let’s take the Walker Papers and the Negotiator Trilogy, which are my two longest/best known serieseses.

You would not *believe* how many books I read about shamanism, animism, and Native American cultures while preparing to write the Walker ...