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Sorcerer to the Crown
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Series: Sorcerer Royal, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 02-04-16
- Language: English
- Publisher: Avid Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $22.27
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Publisher's Summary
The Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers has long been tasked with maintaining magic within His Majesty's lands. But lately, the once proper institute has fallen into disgrace. Zacharias Wythe ventures to the border of Fairyland to discover why England's magical stocks are drying up.
When his adventure brings him in contact with a woman with immense power, he sets on a path which will alter the nature of sorcery.
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- Matt Dovey
- 08-17-16
Light, airy, yet thoroughly satisfying.
With court intrigue, a tradition of English magic and the influence of Faerie, comparisons to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell are inevitable, but despite the similarities in setting, Sorcerer to the Crown is a different sort of story. Where Strange & Norrell had setting in depth but not, perhaps, so much plot, Sorcerer to the Crown invests only as much as is necessary into its setting and instead crafts a more satisfying story. The characters are less complex and morally ambiguous, but they are a most cheering bunch, and you will rather find yourself invested in them. Events come to a most satisfactory conclusion, and it will be all but impossible to keep the grin off your face as events come to a head--and particularly in the denouement.
Engaging characters, intriguing plot, and beautiful language well suited to the audio format, and excellently read in this recording.
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- Russell
- 02-16-16
Maybe a bit too much?
I liked the story and would recommend it to some of my friends, but I do think everything was thrown at this; racism, sexism, double dealing, politics, headstrong underdog....
The core story was good - the racist and sexist element didn't improve the story significantly, in my view.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-01-18
So promising but ultimately disappoints
The summary for this book had me hooked. The plot sounded great. (I thoroughly enjoyed Johnathan Strange and Mr Norrell, and expected a similar read...)
Sorcerer to the Crown however, is slow. The dialogue is, at points, needlessly lengthy and comes across like ‘Pride and Prejudice’. No reading (or listening!) between the lines necessary here; everything is spelled out in a wordy jumble.
By the end, I felt satisfied with the story, but I think it would have been much more successful if more time had been spent developing the characters rather than on elaborate dialogue.
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- Kris
- 08-09-17
awful
not even worth reading the review. the story probably isnt the issue its how it's read