List of Magic The Gathering novels

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The Magic: The Gathering collectible card game has inspired a series of novels set in its multiverse, which features an infinite number of planes with Dominaria as the central nexus. Brady Dommermuth, Magic's Creative Director, explained that while cards establish the world for novels, they also introduce characters independent of those featured in books. Novels like *The Brothers' War* through *Scourge*, along with *The Thran* and anthologies, are set on Dominaria and follow a roughly chronological timeline. Later novels ventured beyond Dominaria to explore new planes such as Mirrodin, Kamigawa, and Ravnica. The storyline returned to Dominaria with the Time Spiral cycle and later visited Lorwyn. From 2013 onward, Wizards of the Coast shifted focus, telling stories primarily through cards and online articles rather than novels, citing declining sales and an outdated model as reasons for discontinuing the trilogy format. Nic Kelman was hired in 2017 to create a comprehensive "cosmology" for Magic's lore, compiling information on planes, Planeswalkers, and elements across various media. Brandon Sanderson's *Children of the Nameless* (2018) marked the return of novels, followed by Greg Weisman's *War of the Spark: Ravnica* (2019). However, plans for a sequel to *Theros: Beyond Death* were canceled due to poor reception. Non-cycle novels, such as those in the "Whispering Woods Trilogy," were published by Harper Fantasy, while cycle and block novels transitioned to Wizards of the Coast. Anthologies like *Tapestries* and *Distant Planes* were initially published by Harper Fantasy but later shifted to Wizards of the Coast. The *Planeswalker's Guide ...