The Accidental Sorcerer
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| Author | K. E. Mills |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Rogue Agent |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Orbit Books |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 560 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-03542-2 |
| Followed by | Witches Incorporated |
The Accidental Sorcerer is the first book in the Rogue Agent series by Australian writer Karen Miller.
Synopsis
[edit]The Accidental Sorcerer follows haphazard wizard Gerald Dunwoody as he begins his employment as Royal Court Wizard to King Lional of New Ottosland, mentored by his friend Monk. Gerald takes the job reluctantly, and soon discovers that the King may not have his best interest in mind.
Publication
[edit]The Accidental Sorcerer was published in September 2008 by Voyager Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Response
[edit]Publishers Weekly called it "droll" and "whimsical".[1] SF Site praised it for mixing humor with more serious themes[2] but SFF World felt the combination did not work.[3] A reviewer for the Herald Sun described the work as a "Harry Potter for grown-ups tale".[4] In The Dominion Post, Morris noted that it reads "almost" as "fantasy satire".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Accidental Sorcerer: Rogue Agent, Book One", Publishers Weekly, http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-03542-2
- ^ Amy Timco, "The Accidental Sorcerer: Rogue Agent, Book 1" (Audiobook review), SF Site, 2010, http://www.sfsite.com/04b/as318.htm
- ^ Mark Yon, "Accidental Sorcerer by K E Mills", SFF World, January 2009, http://www.sffworld.com/brevoff/511.html
- ^ Daniel, Hoy (29 March 2008). "Book reviews". Herald Sun. p. 26. ISSN 1038-3433. ProQuest 361007138.
- ^ Morris, Deborah (14 June 2008). "Fantasy briefly". The Dominion Post. ISSN 1175-9488. ProQuest 338359702.
External links
[edit]- The Accidental Sorcerer at karenmiller.net
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