Off to Be the Wizard

Off to Be the Wizard

2013 • 373 pages

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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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#1 in Magic 2.0

Magic 2.0 is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Scott Meyer.

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Off to Be the Wizard
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An Unwelcome Quest
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I absolutely loved this fun, quirky take on time travel. Very easy and light read

January 27, 2021

Fun concept and amusingly familiar “nerd” types of characters doing precisely what I would expect them to do in Medieval England. I just kept questioning how a network connection worked back then...

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