I'm so glad you've received the magic Marks pill. I adore the Elemental Magic series because of all the things you like, and the calm "of course this fantasy world has eight different nations and different traditions" world-building.
It's also one of the few books examining peaceful alternatives to political conflicts, fiction or not.
I encountered Mitchison via a Wiscon member, who has a hell of a lot of posts on topic:
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Date: 2015-10-02 11:00 pm (UTC)It's also one of the few books examining peaceful alternatives to political conflicts, fiction or not.
I encountered Mitchison via a Wiscon member, who has a hell of a lot of posts on topic:
http://oursin.dreamwidth.org/tag/mitchison