![]() However, the magic supply is slowly running out as the Fairy Court is blocking its supply, straining England’s dangerously declining magical stores. The book is set in Regency England (there seems to be a war underway with the French), an England that has a Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers and close ties with Fairyland. ![]() Not to put too fine a point on it, Sorcerer To The Crown borrows heavily from the aforementioned work. That was enough to convince me to take the book home and read it. Norrell, one of the most impressive fantasy works of the last decade. I was not impressed by the idea and put all thought of the book aside until I saw a copy in the library and noted that Sorcerer To The Crown had also been compared to Jonathon Strange and Mr. ![]() In all honestly, I was first alerted to its existence by a couple of mentions by various left-leaning bloggers who praised the book for its grasp of social justice and the nuances of race and racism. Sorcerer To The Crown is a difficult book to review. ![]()
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