STORY The Royal Culture of Unnatural Philosophers, probably one of the most respected companies throughout most of England, is definitely tasked with maintaining magic within His Majesty’s lands. But lately, the once proper institute has dropped into disgrace, naming an altogether unsuitable gentleman-a freed slave who doesn’t have even a familiar-as their Sorcerer Royal, and enabling England’s once profuse stores of magic to gradually bleed dried out. At least they haven’t stooped therefore low concerning allow females to about Sorcerer to the Crown practice what is certainly a man’s job. At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers and eminently proficient magician, ventures to the boundary of Fairyland to find why England’s marvelous stocks are drying up. However when his experience brings him in contact with a most uncommon comrade, a female with immense power and an unfathomable gift, he sets on a path that may alter the type of sorcery in all of Britain-and the globe at large. The first within a trilogy, SORCEROR TO THE CROWN will appeal to fans of THE NIGHT TIME CIRCUS and JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL. Quotations ‘An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susanna Clarke, full of delights and surprises. Zen Cho unpins the edges from the canvas and throws them wide.’-Naomi Novik, NY Times bestselling writer of the Temeraire novels ‘A wonderful and charming novel that uses sly wit and assured style to subvert expectations while it always, unfailingly, entertains. I loved it!’ -Kate Elliott, writer of the Spiritwalker series ‘A deliciously true tale of politics and power within a alluring, cruel world-it needs and has a right to be read over and over. Cho has humor and flair to complement Pratchett and Heyer plus her personal marvelous design.’-Karen Lord, writer of The Best of most Possible Worlds AUTHOR Zen Cho was a 2013 finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and has been nominated for the Pushcart Award. She lives in London.