A review by agathe_athena
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

4.0

A man wakes up in a burned circle in a field in what appears to be medieval England, but he has no memories of who he is or how he got there or why. The only clues are some singed pages from a guidebook for “Frugal Wizard’s”. As he slowly starts to remember things, he knows he’s not from his own world, and he’s being chased by people from his own dimension. He decides he must play up his otherworldliness to get help from the locals, and find a way back home, wherever that is. But as he learns more about himself, he doesn’t like what he finds, and soon he must make a choice about who he wants to be and where he wants to stay.

This was a fun half-scifi, half-fantasy adventure story. It’s interesting to see an alternate-dimension where the Anglo-Saxons have settled England, and it’s also fun to read a Sanderson story that he’s not trying to tie into the Cosmere. There are some odd holes to the plot logic, but it’s just a fun read.

Also, the illustrations are excellent.