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It`s a time in the future -- a time where the creation of life itself has evolved to include biodroids named after the ancient Greeks and cyborg warriors programmed to destroy. The power struggle between the various synthetic life-forms and the humans could mean the end of all life. But…
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1 author picked Black Magic as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I know this one is kinda cheating because it’s not a novel, but rather a single tome (a large one at that) manga.
But first, it’s by the master Masamune Shirow, of Ghost in the Shell fame. Second, this is one massive epic science fantasy adventure where magic and technology run with Clarke’s Third Law, where a side effect of the quest is one of the crucial events in evolution of life on Earth. Where gods and supercomputers and androids can cast spells while in a flying car chase in a cyberpunk city.
This story is not afraid of putting…
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