<p><b><i>Sorcerer to the Crown</i> by Zen Cho is a delightfully fun and compelling Regency romp filled with love, danger and a pinch of fairyland magic.<br> <br> 'An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susanna Clarke' - Naomi Novik, author of <i>Uprooted</i></b><br> <br> In Regency London, Zacharias Wythe is England's first African Sorcerer Royal. He leads the eminent Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers, but a malicious faction seeks to remove him by fair means or foul. Meanwhile, the Society is failing its vital duty - to keep stable the levels of magic within His Majesty's lands. The Fairy Court is blocking its supply, straining England's dangerously declining magical stores.<br> <br> Ambitious orphan Prunella Gentleman is desperate to escape the school where she's drudged all her life, and a visit by the beleaguered Sorcerer Royal seems the perfect opportunity. For Prunella has just stumbled upon English magic's greatest discovery in centuries - and she intends to make the most of it. Together, Zacharias and Prunella might just change the nature of sorcery, in Britain and beyond.<br> <br> <b>'Inventive, dangerous, brilliant, unsettling' - Courtney Milan, author of <i>The Duchess War</i><br> <br> Winner of the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Newcomer<br> Shortlisted for the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel<br> Shortlisted for the 2016 Locus First Novel Award</b></p>