“Zen Cho [is Jane] Austen crossed with Susanna Clarke and Ignatius Sancho.”
—Tor.com
“Absolutely everything about this book is delightful. . . . Witty, wise and wonderful, Sorcerer to the Crown is an admirable achievement and a deep delight.”
—NPR
“Cho weaves drama and humor together seamlessly in this tale of a magic-drenched Napoleonic-era Britain. . . . Sorcerer to the Crown establishes Cho as a superior novelist of note.”
—RT Book Reviews (Top Pick)
“An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susanna Clarke, full of delights and surprises.”
—Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of the Temeraire novels
“Fabulous! If you like Austen or Patrick O’Brian, or magic and humor like Susanna Clarke, or simply a very fun read, you will really, really enjoy this!”
—Ann Leckie, Hugo, Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke Award–winning author of Ancillary Justice
“Inventive, dangerous, brilliant, unsettling and adorable, all at the same time. It shatters as many rules as its characters do. Historical Britain will never be the same again, and I can’t wait for the next book.”
—Courtney Milan, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
“A deliciously true tale of politics and power in a charming, cruel world—it demands and deserves to be read again and again. Cho has humor and flair to match Pratchett and Heyer plus her own marvelous style.”
—Karen Lord, author of The Best of All Possible Worlds
“A warm, funny debut novel by a brilliant new talent.”
—Charles Stross, Hugo Award–winning author of The Labyrinth Index
“Compulsively readable and wickedly funny, this magical marriage of Jane Austen and P. G. Wodehouse delivers love, laughs and a thoroughly modern sensibility, and will keep you reading long into the night. I loved it.”
—Lavie Tidhar, author of The Violent Century
“Georgette Heyer meets Anthony Trollope with some Edward Said and a very big dash of feminism. Romance, magic, frocks, intrigue and lots of politics . . . I was in heaven. More please!”
—Justine Larbalestier, award-winning author of Razorhurst
“Fast-paced and witty. . . . Should appeal to fans of Mary Robinette Kowal and Gail Carriger.”
—Elizabeth Bear, author of Steles of the Sky
“Zacharias brings to mind another orphaned young wizard whose combination of grit and melancholy captured readers’ hearts, and ingenious, gutsy Prunella simply shines.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Fans of Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell will flock to this historical fantasy debut.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“By taking the idealized vision of Regency England and confronting rather than ignoring its imperialist underpinnings and conventions, Cho has written a powerful, and yes, innovative novel.”
—Locus