Magica Riot!, a new fantasy novel, blends magical girl anime tropes with a coming-of-age rock band story, inspired by author Kara Buchanan's own band, the Crystal Furs.
2024 saw a lot of incredible fantasy books coming out, as major publishers have clearly gone all-in on trying to find the next big BookTok hit that could be optioned as a major streaming series. Yet apart from what the major publishing houses have put out, there have also been some incredible independent releases. One of them just dropped at the end of 2024: Magica Riot!, the first book in author Kara Buchanan's Maidensong Magica series.
Magica Riot! is a book that wears its heritage unapologetically. It's part unmissable magical girl anime (with a little touch of JRPG vibes), part coming-out story, and part rock group origin story. Buchanan has been clear on social media about her love for franchises like the record-breaking PreCure magical girl anime, of which her favorite is 2023's Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure. But while Magica Riot! is chock-full of magical girl tropes and homages, it's also very much a novel that stands by itself as a fun, flirty, fantastical adventure story about a girl joining a rock band. Magica Riot! Is Inspired By Kara Buchanan's Own Band The Only Difference Is That Her Band Is A Trio (And Her Keyboard Doesn't Shoot Lasers) Much like main character Claire Ryland, Buchanan has gone through a transformation that wound up with her in a band — although hers involved a lot fewer giant monster attacks. Kara, along with her wife, Steph Buchanan, and friend Rowan Church make up the Crystal Furs, a queer indie-pop trio based out of their hometown of Portland, Oregon. Magica Riot! is heavily based on their own experiences as musicians in Portland, right down to several scenes referencing some of the city's music venues. The lyrics of Magica Riot (the band) in Magica Riot! (the book) are also taken from the Crystal Furs' actual songs, written by Steph, who is the lead vocalist and guitarist. Kara herself plays the keyboards, which clearly influenced her choice of having protagonist Claire use the keyta
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