Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans - ISBN: 9780356518688
Paperback
Impossible magic, chaotic gangs, and a defiant alchemist save the city.

Notorious Sorcerer

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  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    13 September 2022

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Summary

‘Notorious Sorcerer is a firework of a fantasy novel: vibrant, explosive, deliciously dangerous and impossibly fun. A must-read debut’ Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne

Welcome to Bezim, where tribes of sword-slinging bravi race through the night, and where rich and idle alchemists make magic out of mixing the four planes of reality.

Siyon Velo, Dockside brat turned petty alchemist, scrapes a living hopping between the planes to harvest ingredients for the city’s alchem…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780356518688
ISBN-10:035651868X
Author:Davinia Evans
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Orbit
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:13 September 2022
Weight:309g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 38mm
Series:Burnished City Trilogy
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Notorious Sorcerer has everything I want in a fantasy novel: a picaresque hero to make my heart sing, a refreshingly new kind of magic, and a waggish sense of humour. If you like a healthy dollop of rollicking fun with your epic fantasy, this is the book for you. – Megan Bannen, author of THE UNDERTAKING OF HART & MERCY
Notorious Sorcerer is a real delight, with compelling characters and wonderful worldbuilding that sucks the reader in and keeps them engaged from beginning to end – Mike Brooks, author of THE BLACK COAST
A brilliant alchemical recipe! Notorious Sorcerer is a delicious melange of my favourite things, remixing historical magic with class consciousness. I couldn’t put it down – Olivia Atwater, author of HALF A SOUL
From the razor-sharp social climbing to the glimmering alchemist’s library to the hidden realms beneath it all, I loved getting lost in this dazzling debut – S. A. Chakraborty, author of THE CITY OF BRASS
A delightful and fast-paced ride full of flashy swordplay, high society, and thrilling magic. Reading Notorious Sorcerer made me feel like I was ten years old again and discovering adventure fantasy for the first time. Sheer, glorious fun – Freya Marske, author of A MARVELLOUS LIGHT
Notorious Sorcerer feels like a dream you don’t want to wake from, with beautiful and broken people chasing elusive magic along a knife’s edge in a beautiful and broken city. I devoured it and want more! – Melissa Caruso
Notorious Sorcerer is a firework of a fantasy novel: vibrant, explosive, deliciously dangerous and impossibly fun. A must-read debut – Tasha Suri, author of THE JASMINE THRONE
Notorious Sorcerer’s unique magic system adds to this delightful fantasy setting, leaving readers eagerly anticipating the next book in the Burnished City series – BOOKLIST

About The Author

Davinia Evans

Davinia Evans was born in the tropics and raised on British comedy. With a lifelong fantasy-reading habit and an honours thesis in political strategy, it was perhaps inevitable that she turn to a life of crafting stories full of sneaky ratbags tangling with magic. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, with two humans (one large and one small), a neurotic cat, and a cellar full of craft beer.

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