Sorcerer to the Crown

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Sorcerer to the Crown, Zen Cho. Magic and manners in Regency England, where the main characters are transracial adoptees of color, and British Imperialism gets subverted. I've been looking forward to reading this, having been a big fan of her short fiction, and it was good! Pacing a little uneven and a nontrivial plothole, but some really great moments, clever details, awesome scenes, etc. I was somewhat surprised to learn it's the first of a trilogy because it felt very satisfying as a standalone, but I definitely look forward to seeing where she goes next. Recommended to fans of Sorcery & Cecelia, or maybe Temeraire, or anyone who likes Regency romance and fantasy. Would make a *phenomenal* miniseries: it's fairly episodic, there's a lot of great visual images, historical costumes + magic = yes. John Boyega as Zacharias, Naomi Scott as Prunella (ok, I didn't have a young South Asian actress in mind, I did some google research to come up with her), it would be sooooo good.