Eh . only close friends . and if you ' re in the military no matter what race you are you get it way worse than that lol <| sep |> Yeah I ' m sorry dude ! I hope everything works out <| sep |> I don ' t think any of these are specifically highmagic , but some books that have magic and modern day technology intertwined off the top of my head Madwand , The Amber Chronicles , Lord of LightRoger Zelazny Lord of Light doesn ' t have actual magic , but some interesting observations on magic vs technology and gods vs technology . The Practice EffectDavid Brin Technically , different rules of physics , but fun nonetheless The Dog Said BowWow , Dances with Bears , and Chasing the PhoenixMichael Swanwick Cyber Way , Spell SingerAlan Dean Foster Conceivably The Magicians by Lev Grossman may fulfill some of your needs too , as it is about magic existing alongside science in the 2000 ' s . And not in a cheerful Harry Potter and the Muggles sort of way either . Inversions , Iain M Banks No real magic in it , but a fun look at driving the fate of a medieval culture with super high tech