Books about advanced culture/technology being introduced in a magical fantasy setting

[Ben]

Hi, I am interested in finding books where a city or characters get transported from a modern or advanced science based civilization into a medieval magical fantasy setting where magic exists along with possible magical creatures like elves, dwarves..etc. I am more interested in how advanced ideas and technology would affect, influence and change this magical society. The Assiti Shards series is a perfect tone of the ideal books I am looking for, except the people transported to a fantasy setting instead of the past.

http://www.goodreads.com/series/40670...

Another example would be conrad stargard series.

http://www.goodreads.com/series/43333...

Then we have the wiz books which a clever computer hacker learns to change magic into programming code and write magical programs.

http://www.goodreads.com/series/43084...

Anything in those veins would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Abigail]

Enchantress from the Stars, by Sylvia Engdahl fits the general vein of your request. It's YA and standalone.

[Joseph]

You might like Katherine Applegate's Everworld young adult series. It starts with Search for Senna.

[Ben]

Interesting that both suggestions are YA. Nothing wrong with that. :)

[MB (What she read)]

There is no magic, but Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court has this storyline.

A series you might enjoy is by Gordon R.Dickson. The first book is The Dragon and the George.

[Teresa]

You might like Barbara Hambly's Darwath trilogy (first book is The Time of the Dark. Please ignore the cheesy cover. She has another series that might be even more to your interest called The Windrose Chronicles, but I haven't read them yet.

[Leigh]

Teresa's suggestions are both quite good, although I liked the Darwath series a bit better, not that Windrose is at all bad. You may also like to try Piers Anthony's Adept series, although Anthony does sometimes get a bit prim with his characterization. Terry Brooks also has a fun series with his Magic Kingdom books.

[Ben]

Interesting suggestions everyone. I have read the Adapt series and the first couple of books of the Magic Kingdom which I enjoyed.

[infael]

The Powder Mage books by Brian McClellan.

Not sure if McCaffrey's Pern books would fit, as it's low pseudo fantasy. Still an excellent series, before her death. Her kid is a truly crappy writer, IMO.

[Leigh]

Lol, Infael, I'm not fond of the son, either.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Try Christopher Stasheff--his Warlock books are really funny. They center around a world where magic works--and that is discovered by a science based explorer. The Warlock in Spite of Himself is book 1.

There are elves, faeries, witches. . . And of course, our friendly, neighborhood Warlock. Who rides an "iron horse" and talks to it. There is time travel in some of the books, but not all. And then we get into the kids. . .

Also, Andre Norton's Witch World series (all 30 or so books in the series) has some of this in it. The only books you really need to read in order are the first 5. Witch World is, surprise, surprise, the first book. Web of the Witch World Three Against the Witch WorldWarlock of the Witch WorldSorceress of the Witch World. After that, they kind of branch out all over the planet. The Dales, High Hallack, Escarp, Et. al.

Oh, and thirding that not liking Anne's son.

[Ben]

More interesting books to look into, thank you!