The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic (2013)
“His broad face wore a faint, dull frown of puzzlement as she answered his questions.
He showed a stirring of interest when she mentioned that her world had no magicians in it. “But how can that be?” he asked.
“Machinery,” said Nora in a clear, confident tone that, she hoped, implied that the exact functioning of such devices was self-evident. She was still mindful of having once tried and failed to explain electricity to Mrs. Toristel. “We have complex mechanisms that do the work that magicians do in this world. Machines that can fly or travel at great speeds—all kinds of things.”
The king seemed struck by this idea. “These mechanisms, can they make war?”
“No,” Nora lied firmly. It had taken him no time to make that particular connection. Rulers must be much the same in all worlds, she thought. She lost his attention for good when she mentioned that there were also very few kings in her world.
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