Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned, “I suppose a magician might, but a gentleman never would.”

These words summarize the mentality of the magicians in Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. For all intents and purposes, this story provides to us fantasy nuts proof that not only science fiction writers can do great alternate history stories.

This multi-award winning novel documents the quest of Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange to revive the lost “English Magic” during the time of the Napoleonic Wars.

Filled with intrigue, hidden deeds, conflicts between magicians and the beings from fairy, this story offers hours of enjoyment for all readers, and if the audio book is more to your liking, the talented British voice actor, Simon Preble, lends his voice to the mix.

All in all, this story is truly the great piece of literature it has been touted to be, and anyone looking for their next favorite, would do good to look here.