Off to Be the Wizard, Scott Meyer
Off to Be the Wizard, Scott Meyer
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Off to Be the Wizard

Author: Scott Meyer

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 9 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/18/2014

Synopsis

An io9 Can’t Miss Science Fiction and Fantasy title.Martin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program. With every use of this ability, though, Martin finds his little “tweaks” have not escaped notice. Rather than face prosecution, he decides instead to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and pose as a wizard.What could possibly go wrong?An American hacker in King Arthur’s court, Martin must now train to become a full-fledged master of his powers, discover the truth behind the ancient wizard Merlin…and not, y’know, die or anything.

About Scott Meyer

Scott Meyer grew up in the small town of Sunnyside, Washington. He began his career in humor by working as a stand-up comedian and radio personality, a highlight of which was participating as the opening act in Weird Al Yankovic’s Running with Scissors tour. Following a long stint touring the United States and Canada, Scott settled down in Orlando, Florida, where he works on his ongoing comic strip, Basic Instructions, and performs as a cast member of Walt Disney World. Off to be the Wizard is his first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by TS on December 31, 2017

4.5 stars, rounded up due to its creativity. A delightfully charming story that is a unique blend of science fiction and fantasy, Off to Be the Wizard will satisfy geeks who secretly (or not-so-secretly) wish they can be a wizard. I personally found the novel brilliant in its simplicity and original......more

Goodreads review by Celeste on November 07, 2017

Full review now posted! Rating: 4.5/5 stars I can’t remember the last time a book made me laugh this much. Imagine if you stumbled across a computer program that is basically running the entire planet, and that you can manipulate that program. Imagine that you’re able to dramatically increase your bank......more

Goodreads review by Allison on March 13, 2017

Off to Be the Wizard has an interesting concept that I really liked. The world is a huge computer program (no one knows it), and Martin discovers a file that controls the world that he can hack and give himself all kinds of money and powers. That was really cool. He does start out making a fool of h......more

Goodreads review by Nikki on March 12, 2015

I enjoyed this a lot, the premise is great and there were a lot of genuinely funny moments. The main reason I’m not giving this book a higher rating is the lack of female characters, and how the solitary female character is treated, I just found it really grating. It seemed like Scott Meyer said to......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on June 25, 2018

I’m torn on how to rate this one. It was a fun premise and it was decently written well, but it definitely didn’t blow me out of the water 🤷🏼‍♀️ I read this bc it was one of the books Aldo challenged me to read this year but I honestly never would have picked it up otherwise. If the premise interest......more

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