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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I don't get the big deal about Small Gods. Discworld is an excellent series.
As for Wayfarers, I've read the first two books and it does fit. No sex, no magic, good characters.
His Dark Materials is a stretch, but I think overall it can fit.
Besides, Narnia was mentioned and it's not a good fit.
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Discworld is an excellent series but it doesn't fit with OP's request with regards to magic and Small Gods is definitely critical of religion although it doesn't specifically call out Christianity. Not a good fit.
Narnia was mentioned before we got the clarification about what OP meant and OP specifically says it doesn't work. His Dark Materials is specifically anti-Christianity / pro-atheism, how does that fit in any way?
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Originally Posted by drofgnal
Another one to mention is the Wizard of Earthsea series by Ursala Le Guin. I've not read all of it but the first book was 'clean'.
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I mentioned Earthsea before we got the clarification about magic; after the clarification I don't think it fits. Great series, one of my favorites, but it doesn't fit the request. About half the first book is about the main character becoming a wizard, how does that vilify magic?