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Sorcerer to the Crown

by Zen Cho

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Sorcerer Royal #1

Why Read This?

You'll gain a fresh perspective on classic genres through clever interrogation of race and gender, wrapped in charming magic.

Synopsis

Magic and mayhem collide with the British elite in this whimsical and sparkling debut. 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…

At a Glance

3.72 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

hidden identityworkplace romancesecret relationship

Mood

mysteriouswhimsicalthought-provokinghumorousatmospheric

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.72 ★

Page Count

371 pages

Published

2015

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Jenny Sterlin

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

none

deathkidnappingslaverytraumaviolencecaptivitycolonialismgriefracism/bigotrysexism

World & Setting

regency/victorian sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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