We learn more about the magic system as the protagonist does. The magic system is something of a mix between D&Dish schools of magic and anime-style training exercises. Mother of Learning is about a novice mage who gets stuck in a month-long time loop. They’re much shorter and faster paced than most of the other options on this list. Will’s series emphasizes intense action and long-term character growth. Unsouled is the first book in Will Wight's Cradle series. Some Examples of Novels with Hard Magic Systems: You'll also probably find some good examples just searching for discussions about magic systems in general, since systemic magic often implies a degree of detail (although not every magic system is anywhere near as much of a focus in the story as Sanderson's). It's used in the same way that "hard science fiction" implies a degree of scientific rigor for the scientific elements in a science fiction novel. The most common term I hear for that is hard magic when referring to the magic itself, or sometimes hard fantasy for the book as a whole.
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