Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho is a delightfully fun and compelling Regency romp filled with love danger and a pinch of fairyland magic. ''An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susanna Clarke'' Naomi Novik author of Uprooted In Regency London Zacharias Wythe is England''s first African Sorcerer Royal. He leads the eminent Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers but a malicious faction seeks to remove him by fair means or foul. Meanwhile the Society is failing its vital duty to keep stable the levels of magic within His Majesty''s lands. The Fairy Court is blocking its supply straining England''s dangerously declining magical stores. Ambitious orphan Prunella Gentleman is desperate to escape the school where she''s drudged all her life and a visit by the beleaguered Sorcerer Royal seems the perfect opportunity. For Prunella has just stumbled upon English magic''s greatest discovery in centuries - and she intends to make the most of it. Together Zacharias and Prunella might just change the nature of sorcery in Britain and beyond. ''Inventive dangerous brilliant unsettling'' Courtney Milan author of The Duchess War Winner of the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Newcomer Shortlisted for the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel Shortlisted for the 2016 Locus First Novel Award . Language: English