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The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson—creator of the smash-hit science fiction and fantasy series Skyward, The Stormlight Archive, and Mistborn—comes a new science fiction adventure. Narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.

A man awakens in a clearing in what appears to be medieval England with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or why he is there. Chased by a group from his own time, his sole hope for survival lies in regaining his missing memories, making allies among the locals, and perhaps even trusting in their superstitious boasts. His only help from the “real world” should have been a guidebook entitled The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, except his copy exploded during transit. The few fragments he managed to save provide clues to his situation, but can he figure them out in time to survive?

Note from Brandon:

Sometimes an idea just won’t let go of you for years. The initial seed of this novel was the title that eventually turned into The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England. At first there was no story go to with that title, but I wrote it down and kept coming back to it, wondering what that book could possibly be about. Something else I thought about off and on for years was the classic concept of a man waking up in another time and another place, with no idea how he got there. It was when those two ideas came together, and I placed a book with that title into that man’s hands, that this novel was born. I hope you’ll have as much fun with it as I did!

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sci-fi/fantasy with a touch of philosophy

This story is a wild mix of fantasy and sci-fi. I enjoyed the ad like sections, which are very funny, but the idea that will stick with me is that we can get into such a mind set we can sabotage our own success. It’s so true, and yet can be impossible of us to see.
This character was fascinating, and I’d love to hear more of his adventures.

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A well balanced Medieval Sci-fi novel

Sanderson masterfully wove elements of Sci-fi into what is effectively a medieval Isekai. Featuring a relatable underdog you can't not root for even when he's not rooting for himself.

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Great!

I loved nearly everything about this book! The story was fresh, new and I can’t recall another story in fantasy or scfi that is similar! The combination of futuristic technology meets old gods with a mafia twist was amazing! Great job!

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Great story. Narrators are fantastic

Story is intriguing and the narrators are fantastic and made listening a lot of fun. Highly recommend

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Loved it!!!

I love the quirkiness, the excitement and the laughter. The narration was good and the story was better

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This was such a new twist from Brandon! I'm a huge fan of all of his books that I have read so far, and once again, I'm blown away not only by his writing, but by his ability to create worlds. Paired with Michael Kraemer's voice, this book was fantastic. 5/5, amazing read. ;)

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Wow

Honestly wasn’t really expecting much from this as, although it was Sanderson, the premise didn’t seem super interesting and didn’t seem like Sanderson. How wrong I was! Has everything you expect from a quick Sanderson. A small cast of flawed characters who you absolutely love exploring a world of magic (and in this case science fiction) and bettering themselves along the way. This also had the added benefit of the main character having amnesia (and having to learn about the world at the same rate as us), Anglo-Saxon gods and culture, a wonderfully humorous book-inside-a-book, and cyborgs. It was a Luxury Experience!

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I only have 1 thing that the author missed out on.

Great story with great narration. Fantasy and Sci-fi blended together to compose an interesting setting. My only gripe is the inclusion of a martial wizard that doesn't announce that he is casts Fist before knocking someone out. Missed siezing that fish for sure.

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great story

fun story. like the much different style of writing compared to much of his other work.

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Johnny

I really enjoyed the setting and concept. The character building of Johnny was great. A few surprises in there.

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