Sorcerer to the Crown

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Beschreibung

<p><b><i>Sorcerer to the Crown</i> by Zen Cho is a delightfully fun and compelling Regency romp filled with love, danger and a pinch of fairyland magic.<br><br>'An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susanna Clarke' - Naomi Novik, author of <i>Uprooted</i></b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>'Inventive, dangerous, brilliant, unsettling' - Courtney Milan, author of <i>The Duchess War</i><br><br>Winner of the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Newcomer<br>Shortlisted for the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel <br>Shortlisted for the 2016 Locus First Novel Award</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781447299462

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 130 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Verlag / Hersteller

Pan Macmillan