Sources of inspiration for the game.

Books

Ursula Le Guin

• Wizard of Earthsea

Garth Nix

• Sabriel
• Lirael
• Abhorsen

David Zindell

• The Broken God (SF, but lots of extremely relevant stuff)

Mary Gentle

• Rats and Gargoyles

Philip Pullman

• Northern Lights (aka The Golden Compass)
• The Subtle Knife
• The Amber Spyglass

Clive Barker

• Imajica (fantastically visceral portrayal of magic)
• Weaveworld (ditto)

Raymond Feist

• Magician

Robin Hobb

• Assassin's Apprentice
• Royal Assassin (this one has more relevance for wizardry)
• Assassin's Quest

Katherine Kurtz

• Camber of Culdi, et al

Umberto Eco

• Name of the Rose
• Foucault's Pendulum
• Baudolino

Neal Stephenson

• Quicksilver
• Confusion
• The System of the World

Greg Keyes

• Newton's Cannon
• A Calculus of Angels
• Empire of Unreason

Movies

• Name of the Rose
• Ladyhawke (thinking Matthew Brodericks character)
• Dragonslayer
• Dead Poets Society

TV

• Gormenghast