The Accidental Sorcerer

The Accidental Sorcerer
The Accidental Sorcerer first edition cover.
AuthorK. E. Mills
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRogue Agent
GenreFantasy novel
PublisherOrbit Books
Publication date
2009
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages560 pp (first edition)
ISBN978-0-316-03542-2
Followed byWitches Incorporated 

The Accidental Sorcerer is the first book in the Rogue Agent series by Australian writer Karen Miller.

Synopsis

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

The Accidental Sorcerer was published in September 2008 by Voyager Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.

Response

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

  1. ^ "The Accidental Sorcerer: Rogue Agent, Book One", Publishers Weekly, http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-03542-2
  2. ^ Amy Timco, "The Accidental Sorcerer: Rogue Agent, Book 1" (Audiobook review), SF Site, 2010, http://www.sfsite.com/04b/as318.htm
  3. ^ Mark Yon, "Accidental Sorcerer by K E Mills", SFF World, January 2009, http://www.sffworld.com/brevoff/511.html
  4. ^ Daniel, Hoy (29 March 2008). "Book reviews". Herald Sun. p. 26. ISSN 1038-3433. ProQuest 361007138.
  5. ^ Morris, Deborah (14 June 2008). "Fantasy briefly". The Dominion Post. ISSN 1175-9488. ProQuest 338359702.


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