The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon SandersonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
There are many versions of medieval England as seen in various media, but what if those existed a short trip through a dimensional portal? The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson is a science fiction romp through a version of Anglo-Saxon England on the verge of a massive Viking invasion while dealing with an infestation of a Seattle-based mafia boss and his cronies.
In the only non-Cosmere related novel among the Kickstarter Secret Project, Sanderson combines an alternate version of early medieval England with trans-dimensional travel. The narrative follows a dimensional travel who didn’t take precautions for his travel and wakes up with amnesia after an explosive entrance then we follow him as he navigates his way through this different version of England while trying to figure out himself. As my first non-fantasy Sanderson book it was interesting to see if there were going to be any differences and frankly there weren’t as only the “rules” of the world were different, but the interesting characters and engaging narratives were the same high quality. The interludes of outtakes from the titular handbook were excellent worldbuilding devises while the bottom of the page doodles were nice little stories appeared independent of the main story but nice additions.
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson is a fun, interesting, very well written science fiction novel that any Sanderson fantasy fan who is looking to check out his science fiction work.
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