Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Category: Adult
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fantasy
Content: Clean as far as I can remember


At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, freed slave, eminently proficient magician, and Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers—one of the most respected organizations throughout all of Britain—ventures to the border of Fairyland to discover why England’s magical stocks are drying up.

But when his adventure brings him in contact with a most unusual comrade, a woman with immense power and an unfathomable gift, he sets on a path which will alter the nature of sorcery in all of Britain—and the world at large…

This book had a slow start, but once I got into it I really liked it! I will say that it's not one of those 'can't put down' kind of books, but the regency setting mixed with the magic is pretty great. I liked the fantasy and Jane Austen type mix to it. Georgette Heyer also comes to mind because of the humor. I guess this is called a fantasy of manners. I haven't read many of those. One was The Goblin Emperor -which I hated, but liked The Parasol Protectorate series -which seemed like a fantasy of manners and urban fantasy mix. I do think you have to be in the right frame of mind for this book. The writing style is hard to get into at first, but once you do it's great fun.