Off to Be the Wizard

Off to Be the Wizard

Scott Meyer

First published 2013

7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 10509 ratingsConfidence 78%: this much of the score is the readers’ own

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About the book

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.

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The sources average 8.0 across 509 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 78% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.

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