The Scriptlings (Volume 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 151186981X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 330 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Excellent, hilarious debut novel" according to S. Lionel. Sorin Suciu writes in the foreword to The Scriptlings that he was strongly influenced by Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. Indeed, when I first started reading The Scriptlings, it reminded me a lot of Pratchett's first Discworld book, The Colour of Magic - clever and amusing situations, and lots of footnotes. Like that early Pratchett, it seemed. Chingers said Fantastic! I can't wait for the sequel. Now this book all the key ingredients of a delicious read: laugh-out-loud and witty-side-snicker humour, characters who are flawed yet nonetheless wholly lovable, well-timed plot points with unexpected twists and lots of `gems' for the computer literate geeks.As with all well-written fiction, the author managed to convince me that the story could. "A very witty take on modern "Urban-Supernatural" fiction!" according to Joel. The Scriptlings' pervasive wit and charm is a love letter to Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. The theme of modern day wizards felt fresh and original, and I very much enjoyed how the author subverted a lot of the tropes around fantasy literature. I strongly recommend this thoroughly interesting and humorous novel -- especially to my fellow geek
"Every computer geek has dreamed about becoming a wizard, but in 'The Scriptlings' wizards are computer geeks. 'The Scriptlings' is a hilariously insane train ride filled with crazy people, and you're just happy to be there watching the madness." - Garrett Robinson. It kind of makes you want to learn dead languages and how to write computer code, just to see if it would actually work
With such teachers, it is no wonder that, much in the same way some lucky people learn to ride before they walk, Sorin has learned to be funny before being fluent (even if he says so himself). A gamer by vocation and an office dweller by dint of circumstance, Sorin lives in the beautiful city of Vancouver with his wonderful wife and their vicious parrot. When he finally gave in, it was not work and nor was it video games that weakened his resolve, but rather the mindboggling discovery of Terry
. Born in Romania, Sorin has stubbornly resisted the temptation to learn English for well over twenty years. About the Author A gamer by vocation and an office dweller by dint of circumstance, Sorin lives in the beautiful city of Vancouver with his wonderful wife and their vicious parrot. When he finally gave in, it was not work and nor was it video games that weakened his resolve, but rather the mindboggling discovery of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Monty Python. A late bloomer, Sorin Suciu made his literary debut in 2013 with The Scriptlings, a tongue-in-cheek contemporary fantasy aimed at geeks and mortals alike. With such teachers, it is no wonder that, much in the same way some lucky people learn to ride