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Average rating: 3.8 · 39,558 ratings · 8,638 reviews · 53 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 13,877 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Water Sister 3.91 avg rating — 7,383 ratings — published 2021 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water 3.65 avg rating — 6,009 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 3,088 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Terracotta Bride 3.74 avg rating — 2,983 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo 3.80 avg rating — 1,233 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirits Abroad 4.20 avg rating — 872 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again 4.34 avg rating — 787 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirits Abroad 4.23 avg rating — 439 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of Aunts 4.21 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Zen Cho has read Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Zen Cho has read Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern by Jing Tsu	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Zen Cho wants to read 52 books in the 2023 Reading Challenge She has read 4 books toward her goal of 52 books. 4 of 52 (8%) Create your own 2023 Reading Challenge »
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I knew I would like this, but in fact I LOVED it. I wish there were more SFF like it! When calamity strikes, an inexperienced commander has to lead her troop through a perilous landscape — but there’s a saboteur in their party, who will make them que ...more
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“Your amoral ingenuity in the pursuit of your interest is perfectly shocking,” said Zacharias severely. “Yes, isn’t it?” said Prunella, pleased.”
― Zen Cho, Sorcerer to the Crown

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“But that was the trouble with children, Sir Stephen reflected. They were confoundedly liable to pattern themselves upon one’s conduct, when one would rather they simply did what they were told.”
― Zen Cho, Sorcerer to the Crown

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“Prunella had once thought life in London would be all flirting and balls and dresses, hitting attentive suitors on the shoulder with a fan, and breakfasting late upon bowls of chocolate. She sighed now for her naïveté. Little had she known life in London was in fact all hexes and murder and thaumaturgical politics, and she would always be rising early for some reason or other!”
― Zen Cho, Sorcerer to the Crown

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February Fantasy -- The following poll decides which two books will go to the final round of polls for FEb. 2019's Fantasy BOTM.

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

23 votes, 36.5%

Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip

14 votes, 22.2%

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

14 votes, 22.2%

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

12 votes, 19.0%

63 total votes

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