Off to Be the Wizard
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / General
4.2
(713)
Scott Meyer
An io9 Can't Miss Science Fiction and Fantasy title in March 2014. Martin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program. With every use of this ability, though, Martin finds his little "tweaks" have not escaped notice. Rather than face prosecution, he decides instead to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and pose as a wizard. What could possibly go wrong? An American hacker in King Arthur's court, Martin must now train to become a full-fledged master of his powers, discover the truth behind the ancient wizard Merlin...and not, y'know, die or anything.
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Author
Scott Meyer
Pages
373
Publisher
47North
Published Date
2014
ISBN
1612184715 9781612184715
Ratings
Google: 3.5
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"Just finished this one! It’s suitably light-hearted and had me laughing out loud many times while reading it. The situations and scenarios that Martin gets into are hilarious and combined the perfect mix of nerd culture and fantasy wizardry. "
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Alissa B
"This is my favorite series the audiobooks are epic, awesome and utterly fantastic!"
Elisabeth Dombrosky
"I can't believe how much I love this series with all my heart. It's like an easy to follow and updated discworld. So freakin good! "
Hailey Tweter
"A quick and easy read. Quite funny and full of whimsy."
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Mary MacDonald
"This book is a ton of fun, I went through it quite quickly. "
Chris Quinn
"The whole series is absolutely amazing!"
Kimberly Graham
"It's a fun read and pretty humorous at times. It reminded me a lot of reading Mr Penumbra and The Martian in that they use very modern and casual dialogue and brand references throughout the story. Sometimes it can seem a bit TOO casual, but I am sure that twenty years from now it will be an even better read as it's so representative of our slang and humor today. I did find it frustrating not to think of how things like time-travellers making unlimited amounts of gold hundreds of years ago would affect inflation, colonization, and other things like that, but it was still fun."
Andrew Greene
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