The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson—creator of the smash-hit science fiction and fantasy series Skyward, The Stormlight Archive, and Mistborn—comes a new science fiction adventure. Narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.

A man awakens in a clearing in what appears to be medieval England with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or why he is there. Chased by a group from his own time, his sole hope for survival lies in regaining his missing memories, making allies among the locals, and perhaps even trusting in their superstitious boasts. His only help from the “real world” should have been a guidebook entitled The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, except his copy exploded during transit. The few fragments he managed to save provide clues to his situation, but can he figure them out in time to survive?

Note from Brandon:

Sometimes an idea just won’t let go of you for years. The initial seed of this novel was the title that eventually turned into The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England. At first there was no story go to with that title, but I wrote it down and kept coming back to it, wondering what that book could possibly be about. Something else I thought about off and on for years was the classic concept of a man waking up in another time and another place, with no idea how he got there. It was when those two ideas came together, and I placed a book with that title into that man’s hands, that this novel was born. I hope you’ll have as much fun with it as I did!

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sci-fi/fantasy with a touch of philosophy

This story is a wild mix of fantasy and sci-fi. I enjoyed the ad like sections, which are very funny, but the idea that will stick with me is that we can get into such a mind set we can sabotage our own success. It’s so true, and yet can be impossible of us to see.
This character was fascinating, and I’d love to hear more of his adventures.

absolutely love it

great story that keeps you engaged until the end. the performance was great as well.

SO COOL AND ALSO AWESOME

this book had many different objects that really told a story about randon anderson. perhaps most indivudals would think that wizards here are boring however!!!! I am strongly believing in what wizards would say about life. Many indivudals are wrong in their ways. I hjave read innumerable amounts of books and think that this many books have.

Great Standalone

Brandon Sanderson is always a hit or miss for me. I loved Elantris and Warbreaker. I have tried repeatedly to get into the Mistborn and way of Kings series and I just can’t. However these standalone stories are excellent. I very much enjoyed Tress and this book as well. I am now on to Yumi. If you like me have tried some of the series books and gave up, I highly recommend giving these a shot.

Not his wheelhouse...

...but one of his most engaging stories. I was hesitant to pick up a Sanderson book set in the quasi real world™️ but it is A GREAT story. Anything else I say will be a spoiler so pick up your copy of the the Frugal Wizard's Guide to Surviving Medieval England today (see disclaimer 1).

Wow

Honestly wasn’t really expecting much from this as, although it was Sanderson, the premise didn’t seem super interesting and didn’t seem like Sanderson. How wrong I was! Has everything you expect from a quick Sanderson. A small cast of flawed characters who you absolutely love exploring a world of magic (and in this case science fiction) and bettering themselves along the way. This also had the added benefit of the main character having amnesia (and having to learn about the world at the same rate as us), Anglo-Saxon gods and culture, a wonderfully humorous book-inside-a-book, and cyborgs. It was a Luxury Experience!

I only have 1 thing that the author missed out on.

Great story with great narration. Fantasy and Sci-fi blended together to compose an interesting setting. My only gripe is the inclusion of a martial wizard that doesn't announce that he is casts Fist before knocking someone out. Missed siezing that fish for sure.

Johnny

I really enjoyed the setting and concept. The character building of Johnny was great. A few surprises in there.

great story

fun story. like the much different style of writing compared to much of his other work.

nice!

cool idea, nice story, somewhat different from other Sanderson books.
At some points it felt a bit for teens, but it was interesting and funny enough for me to listen to it all and enjoy it very much