Sorcerer to the Crown - Sorcerer to the Crown novels
Sorcerer to the Crown - Sorcerer to the Crown novels
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Published:
28 July, 2016
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Description
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho is a delightfully fun and compelling Regency romp filled with love, danger and a pinch of fairyland magic.
'An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susanna Clarke' – Naomi Novik, author of Uprooted
In Regency London, Zacharias Wythe is England's first African Sorcerer Royal. He leads the eminent Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers, but a malicious faction seeks to remove him by fair means or foul. Meanwhile, the Society is failing its vital duty – to keep stable the levels of magic within His Majesty's lands. The Fairy Court is blocking its supply, straining England's dangerously declining magical stores.
Ambitious orphan Prunella Gentleman is desperate to escape the school where she's drudged all her life, and a visit by the beleaguered Sorcerer Royal seems the perfect opportunity. For Prunella has just stumbled upon English magic's greatest discovery in centuries - and she intends to make the most of it. Together, Zacharias and Prunella might just change the nature of sorcery, in Britain and beyond.
'Inventive, dangerous, brilliant, unsettling' – Courtney Milan, author of The Duchess War
Winner of the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Newcomer
Shortlisted for the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel
Shortlisted for the 2016 Locus First Novel Award
Prizes
Winner of British Fantasy Award Best Newcomer 2016 (UK),Short-listed for Locus Award Best First Novel 2016 (UK),Short-listed for British Fantasy Awards Best Fantasy Novel 2016 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781447299462 |
| ISBN10 | 1447299469 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 272 g |
| Product Dimensions | 132 x 198 x 25 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susanna Clarke, full of delights and surprises -- Naomi Novik
Zen Cho’s Sorcerer to the Crown is inventive, dangerous, brilliant, unsettling, and adorable, all at the same time. It shatters as many rules as its characters do. Historical Britain will never be the same again, and I can’t wait for the next book -- Courtney Milan
A warm, funny debut novel by a brilliant new talent -- Charles Stross
Compulsively readable and wickedly funny, this magical marriage of Jane Austen and P. G. Wodehouse delivers love, laughs, and a thoroughly modern sensibility, and will keep you reading long into the night. I loved it -- Lavie Tidhar
Fabulous! If you like Austen or Patrick O'Brian, or magic and humor like Susannah Clarke, or simply a very fun read, you will really, really, enjoy this -- Ann Leckie
A delightful and enchanting novel that uses sly wit and assured style to subvert expectations while it always, unfailingly, entertains. I loved it -- Kate Elliott
Sorcerer to the Crown is fast-paced and witty, and should appeal to fans of Mary Robinette Kowal and Gail Carriger -- Elizabeth Bear
A deliciously true tale of politics and power in a charming, cruel world – it demands and deserves to be read again and again. Cho has humor and flair to match Pratchett and Heyer plus her own marvelous style -- Karen Lord
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Author's Bio
Zen Cho was born and raised in Malaysia and now lives in London. She was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for her short fiction and also won the Crawford Award. Sorcerer to the Crown was Zen Cho's debut novel, followed by her standalone set in the same world, The True Queen.