Assertion: magician's magic | /r/CapableOf | serve as a plot device
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Magic often serves as a plot device and has long been a component of fiction, from the days of Homer and Apuleius down through the tales of the Holy Grail and King Arthur, to more contemporary authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Jordan, Terry Brooks, J. K. Rowling, Mercedes Lackey, and Derek Landy.