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Discover the secrets of Strixhaven with the new novel Strixhaven: Omen of Chaos

GamingTrend February 12, 2026
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Magic: The Gathering novels make a return with the new novel, Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos, by the Hugo award-winning author Seanan McGuire. This new novel accompanies the Magic set, Secrets of Strixhaven, and helps add new dimensions to the world of Magic: The Gathering. If you're a vorthos who loves the Magic story, this book is for you: > STRIXHAVEN: OMENS OF CHAOS (Random House Worlds hardcover; on sale 4/7) by Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Seanan McGuire. > > Set at Strixhaven University, one of Magic’s most beloved planes, OMENS OF CHAOS expands the world players know from the cards into a full-length novel about a new incoming class navigating rival colleges, dangerous magic, and the long shadow of the Multiverse-spanning war that reshaped everything. It’s a ground-level, character-driven look at life on Strixhaven—what it means to earn your place, choose your school of magic, and survive long enough to graduate. Even better for Magic collectors and players: the first edition hardcover will include an exclusive Magic: The Gathering collectible card, featuring all-new Strixhaven artwork (while supplies last). > > In addition to being one of the most decorated voices in modern speculative fiction, Seanan McGuire has written multiple official Magic short stories and comics, and is a known, outspoken Magic player herself. OMENS OF CHAOS is her first MTG novel—and it reads like a love letter to the game’s lore, planes, and players.

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