Off to Be the Wizard
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...
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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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781612184715 (1612184715)
ASIN: 1612184715
Publish date: March 18th 2014
Publisher: 47north
Pages no: 372
Edition language: English
The first thing Martin always did when he found some new data file was to search for his own name. It may seem egocentric, but Martin wasn’t worried about that. He had spent a lot of time thinking about himself, and had come to the conclusion that he was definitely not self-absorbed.
I really enjoyed this book. It was light hearted brain candy that made me chuckle often in the apprentice/wizard relationship between Martin and Phillip. The mystery of Merlin's statue had me rolling when it was solved.Can't wait to read second book.
A fun surprise!Things started off rather slowly for me when I first picked up Off to Be the Wizard. I wondered if this would be another self-published flop. Turns out, it's a self-published success! Once the story got going, I smiled and laughed the whole way through. It's smart and silly at the sam...
10 years ago
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