New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson meshes Jason Bourne, epic fantasy, and time travel together in a standalone adventure where an amnesiac wizard's only hope of survival in medieval England lies in recovering his missing memories.

I know you’re thinking it. I saw you roll your eyes. What, do the words “omniscient narrator” mean nothing to you? a little bit of Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy (hence the title: The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Thank you so much to Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group for allowing me an e-arc copy of this book in exchange for my review.The door burst open. A figure stood framed in moonlight, a bowler on his head, a short cape covering his shoulders and coming down to his waist. This books focuses on the main character (we don’t know his name at first) but we get to see him as a bit of an antihero. He starts out as a blank

Taking without responsibility is easy, as is giving. The responsibility part, and the balance, is more work. Our character is ours to build or ignore. That which is fed is what evolves, that which is ignored is what withers and dies. While the writing aspect of the book is highly entertaining, it would be remiss of me not to extend my appreciation to all of Steve Argyle's wonderful illustrations. The chapter headings each depict a runestone that has embedded within it a unique artwork that subtly hints towards an important event that's bound to happen in the respective chapter. It took me a while to figure out that the random symbol above the runestone indicates the chapter number – the total number of lines in that symbol corresponds to that chapter number. It's so brilliantly done! And then there's the Marginalia Artwork (better appreciated in the physical copies and the PDF file as the epub file simply has it collected at the end of the respective 'Parts'). The adorable illustrations that make up the Marginalia section combine to form a complete story of its own from the start to the end – and are somewhat reminiscent of certain elements from the Rincewind arc of the Discworld series. Lilly snapped her head up, looking down the hallway at the door leading to the street. A shadow moved beyond the door’s clouded window plate. April 1, 2023: Let’s do this! I’m psyched! Later that day: All the stars. I couldn't put it down. As the title already promises, this magical sci fi was hilarious! It’s Jason Bourne interdimensionally traveling from an advanced world to a medieval one. “Californication … bromance, vlog, podcast.” You’ll get it once you get there…. “Or I shall Nintendo you!” Comencemos, eso de "fascinante" que anuncian no lo vi por ningún lado. Ni con una lupa, ni con el mejor microscopio fabricado por el ser humano.Llegué a esta novela un poco preocupada por las reseñas que había leído, ya que la mayoría no la ponían en muy buen lugar. A las expectativas por los suelos se le unió que ya de por sí era la novela secreta que menos me llamaba por no formar parte del Cosmere. Y al igual que muchas veces las expectativas nos la juegan para mal... Esta vez pude experimentar lo contrario, ya que me encontré con una novela simple pero muy divertida, que me hizo reir unas cuantas veces y con la que me lo pasé muy bien. Legal note: Our Plague-free Guarantee™ is void for all customers who refuse personal medial nannites. Enter your dimension at your own risk. Maybe bring a prefitted casket. Sí, es cierto que no está al nivel de otras novelas de Sanderson, pero no creo que ninguna de estas novelas secretas lo pretenda. Al fin y al cabo son un extra, historias ágiles y menos profundas para leer entre sus obras más densas. ¿Quiere decir eso que solo por esto las voy a juzgar diferente? Pues tampoco es eso, pero lo que sí es cierto es que espero un poco menos de ellas, y por tanto es más difícil que me decepcionen. Your life isn’t unremarkable. You are merely living in the wrong time. Find your Perfect Dimension ™. Embrace your destiny— whether it be to bring Promethean light or exert relentless domination— and travel the dimensions. Become a wizard. Con lo que yo amo a Sanderson… esto ha sido, sinceramente, una decepción. Le sigo amando igual, y no es que esté mal escrito o sea malo realmente, es que la estructura y trama de la novela es tan sumamente diferente a lo que sus fans esperamos de él, que a mi honestamente no me ha gustado, es más, me ha resultado tedioso. Esperaba magia pero solo ha habido personajes aburridos intentando ser graciosos. Finalmente no ha sido para mí… y me da mucha pena.

Una trama senzilla, entretenida y divertida, con unos personajes funcionales y con un humor particular (que a mí me ha gustado). No os acerquéis a este libro pensando que vais a descubrir la mejor novela de Sanderson, porque no es así. Mi recomendación es leer La Guía del Mago Frugal sin pretensiones, dejandose llevar y disfrutando de la historia.Y no me refiero a la idea. La idea me parece interesante. Un hombre despierta amnésico en la Inglaterra medieval con un manual que le explica lo justo y necesario para saber lo que le ha pasado.

Sanderson’s fresh ideas on the source and employment of magic are both arresting and original […] Think brisk. Think fun. Enjoy.”– Kirkus, on The Alloy of LawMichael Kramer and Kate Reading are beyond pros in the narration world. They are a dynamic duo that always do a superb job and really I can't say enough about how well they narrate EVERYTHING they do together. I was able to listen at my usual 1.5x speed. 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. And those Hordamen do it by ripping people apart,” I said. “Burning down villages. On that scale, you’re not doing so bad.” New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson meshes Jason Bourne, epic fantasy, and time travel together in a standalone adventure where an amnesiac wizard’s only hope of survival in medieval England lies in recovering his missing memories.