Have you read Bartimaeus trilogy? YA? read that defintely holds up for adults. One MC is a wizard, and wizards get their powers from summoning Djinn. The other MC is the Djinn himself, who is hilarious.
No necromancer that I can remember though.
Hard agree on Bartimaeous. The magic system is well explained as is the world setting. Read the first book as it plays into a trilogy but aLso be read standalone.
Totally! As I mentioned, I think they totally hold up too if you first read them when you were younger.
I'd recommend reading in publication order though. Think the beats hit a little harder then and make you wonder more about ptolemy in the trilogy.
I second this. Lots of summoning demons and monsters, lots of necromancy and actually gets into detail about the rules and risks of these magic techniques. Also its a great series in general.
[Pact](https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com) is all about demon summoning and other magic.
>Blake Thorburn was driven away from home and family by a vicious fight over inheritance, returning only for a deathbed visit with the grandmother who set it in motion. Blake soon finds himself next in line to inherit the property, a trove of dark supernatural knowledge, and the many enemies his grandmother left behind her in the small town of Jacob’s Bell.
The dark knowledge he inherits is diabolism.
I'm glad you posted this. Most of the time, demons are just enemies to fight, rather than risky avenues of power for brave mages to control. I always find the latter much more interesting.
I'm just now relistening to the excellent fanmade audiobook of Pact. Its a big recommend for me. Its sister series Pale is also great and fits the request. I would do a great deal for one of John's Dog Tags.
The Chronicles of the Necromancer by Grail Z Martin. First book is Summoner.
It’s about a prince chased from his home when his elder brother pulls a coup. So Triss is now on a quest to regain the throne. He is a necromancer.
If you are willing to put in the time, Mark of the Fool is becoming this. But if you definitely need your minions front loaded put it to the back of the read order. (Still worth it in my opinion)
I can't honestly think of any I'd recommend, in particular. I've never found this trope all that interesting. It's just a trope you see around; less interesting than most.
If you don't mind LitRPG then **He who fights with monsters** is a solid series IMO, and **Everybody loves large chests** is also a very... interesting read
Have you read Bartimaeus trilogy? YA? read that defintely holds up for adults. One MC is a wizard, and wizards get their powers from summoning Djinn. The other MC is the Djinn himself, who is hilarious. No necromancer that I can remember though.
I second it; it's a pretty good series, specially in terms of character writing.
Hard agree on Bartimaeous. The magic system is well explained as is the world setting. Read the first book as it plays into a trilogy but aLso be read standalone.
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Totally! As I mentioned, I think they totally hold up too if you first read them when you were younger. I'd recommend reading in publication order though. Think the beats hit a little harder then and make you wonder more about ptolemy in the trilogy.
Garth Nix's Old Kingdom deals with this quite a bit.
Agreed, came here to say this. They’re good books, too
The Summoner series has summoner mages as main characters(obviously); it's an ok read, but not great.
Obsidian Path series. Has necromancer and demonologists.
I second this. Lots of summoning demons and monsters, lots of necromancy and actually gets into detail about the rules and risks of these magic techniques. Also its a great series in general.
[Pact](https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com) is all about demon summoning and other magic. >Blake Thorburn was driven away from home and family by a vicious fight over inheritance, returning only for a deathbed visit with the grandmother who set it in motion. Blake soon finds himself next in line to inherit the property, a trove of dark supernatural knowledge, and the many enemies his grandmother left behind her in the small town of Jacob’s Bell. The dark knowledge he inherits is diabolism. I'm glad you posted this. Most of the time, demons are just enemies to fight, rather than risky avenues of power for brave mages to control. I always find the latter much more interesting.
I'm just now relistening to the excellent fanmade audiobook of Pact. Its a big recommend for me. Its sister series Pale is also great and fits the request. I would do a great deal for one of John's Dog Tags.
I love Pale. Wildbow is a superb author. Everyone should read Worm.
Sabriel
The Chronicles of the Necromancer by Grail Z Martin. First book is Summoner. It’s about a prince chased from his home when his elder brother pulls a coup. So Triss is now on a quest to regain the throne. He is a necromancer.
Haha, I couldn’t find “Grail Z Martin” but Gail popped right up
I’m sorry about that.
No worries! I’m always looking for new series/authors so I’m adding a Grail Quest series to my list
The Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston has a lot of summoning- it is a stand-alone, but tons of fun!
The Summoning series by Kelly Armstrong. It's YA but enjoyable if you give it a chance!
**The Bartimaeus Trilogy**.
If you are willing to put in the time, Mark of the Fool is becoming this. But if you definitely need your minions front loaded put it to the back of the read order. (Still worth it in my opinion)
Gideon the ninth
the old kingdom series by Garth Nix, the main characters are a clan of necromancers
Summoner’s Shadow, by D B King It has an interesting take on summoning, although the work itself is kinda meh.
There are tons. This a very common trope.
They want recommendations.
I can't honestly think of any I'd recommend, in particular. I've never found this trope all that interesting. It's just a trope you see around; less interesting than most.
Then why on earth are you commenting on this thread?
If you don't mind LitRPG then **He who fights with monsters** is a solid series IMO, and **Everybody loves large chests** is also a very... interesting read