{"product_id":"kill-all-wizards-barbaric-ledgers-1","title":"Kill All Wizards (Barbaric Ledgers #1)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eKill All Wizards\u003c\/i\u003e made me remember how much I love sword and sorcery. How good is this book? So good it made me want to create a new genre label: \u003cb\u003eJedediah Berry puts the fun into 'funtasy.'\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Kelly Link, Pulitzer finalist \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eConan the Barbarian meets Austen\u003c\/b\u003e. Gormenghast meets \n\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ehe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e. A mystery, a novel of manners, and a fantasy have the most delightful pile-up. Such fun.\" --Sarah Rees Brennan, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eLong Live Evil\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A rapid-fire deluge of cleverness crafted with uncommon intensity and care. It's difficult to articulate just how much \n\u003cb\u003ethis book rips\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Scott Lynch, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Lies of Locke Lamora\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fast, fun, and as hard to put down as a box of magic candy. \n\u003cb\u003eI read the whole thing in one sitting\u003c\/b\u003e and I never do that.\" --Christopher Buehlman, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Blacktongue Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hands-down the best thing I've read in years. \n\u003cb\u003eIts flawless mingling of wit, wisdom, and wry humor reminds me of Sir Terry Pratchett\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Nicholas Eames, author of \n\u003ci\u003eKings of the Wyld\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \n\u003cb\u003esorcerously entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e blend of strange lands, swinging swords, and oh yes--quite a lot of dead wizards. I want more!\" --Paolo Bacigalupi, Hugo Award-winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Windup Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA fabulous mash-up of Conan and high society\u003c\/b\u003e, the barbarian hero suited up and unleashed on the theater and the gentlemen's club. Full of wonderful characters in a wildly inventive world.\" --Django Wexler, author of \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Become a Dark Lord and Die Trying\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eSeemingly cozy elements are juxtaposed with macabre dark sorcery\u003c\/b\u003e, wry, knowing humor with desperate striving against cruel antagonists.\" --John C. Hocking, author of \n\u003ci\u003eConan: City of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA must read\u003c\/b\u003e for those who like to see scores settled, justice done, and violence committed with glorious artistry.\" --Seanan McGuire, Hugo Award-Winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eMiddlegame\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eWeird, wonderful, twisted\u003c\/b\u003e, this \n\u003cb\u003ewildly inventive\u003c\/b\u003e work is reminiscent of the Old Masters of Sword-and-Sorcery such as Fritz Leiber and Jack Vance but with an update for twenty-first century sensibilities.\" --Elizabeth Bear, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Folded Sky \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eLaughed SO HARD.\u003c\/b\u003e Barbarian in modern-day city must face the machinations of wizards, old gods and the perils of camaraderie. With extra paperwork in triplicate, intrigue in opera boxes, and possibly dangerous tables.\" --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula-award winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eOf Dragons, Feasts and Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Delightfully weird, with \n\u003cb\u003esome of the best prose and strangest magic I've encountered in years\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Daniel M. Ford, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Warden\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA new epic fantasy in an old style with a touch of humor and plenty of heart\u003c\/b\u003e, Berry's ( \n\u003ci\u003eThe Naming Song\u003c\/i\u003e) series starter should appeal to fans of Terry Pratchett's earlier Discworld books or fans of the movie \n\u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An \n\u003cb\u003eimaginative\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003eplayful\u003c\/b\u003e, and \n\u003cb\u003eclever \u003c\/b\u003eadventure.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eIn this \n\u003cb\u003esubversive \u003c\/b\u003eand \n\u003cb\u003ewitty \u003c\/b\u003enovella, author Jedediah Berry blends a swashbuckling sword-and-sorcery adventure with an Austen-like novel of manners--and the results are \n\u003cb\u003eendlessly\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eentertaining\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJedediah Berry is the critically acclaimed author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Naming Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Manual of Detection, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Family Arcana, \u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Valley of Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning tabletop adventure game setting. Together with his partner, writer Emily Houk, he runs Ninepin Press, an independent publisher of fiction, poetry, and games in unusual shapes. He lives in Western Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250908056, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 89 (EAN 9781250908056, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBerry, Jedediah\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJedediah Berry is the critically acclaimed author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Naming Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Manual of Detection, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Family Arcana, \u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Valley of Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning tabletop adventure game setting. 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