Don't Make the Obvious Joke

I just finished reading Off To Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer.

Basics: adult science fiction, (although, there is nothing in this book that wouldn't be appropriate for older kids or teens, provided their fandom knowledge is up to par) freaking hilarious.

More interesting:  DON'T READ THIS BOOK IN PUBLIC!!!!!!   You will be committed for laughing like a crazy person.  This book was a riot.  I will say, your geek level will greatly influence how amusing this book is.  If you're a giant geek like me, you will find the scattered and very subtle references to all sorts of fun tidbits like Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Game of Thrones delightful.

I had so much fun reading this book.  It follows Martin, a twenty-something single guy who discovers that...well, essentially, we are actually all part of the matrix.  Not The Matrix, but just a matrix, I guess.  He learns how to manipulate it, screws up, as twenty-something guys tend to do, and winds up traveling to medieval England to become a wizard.

I won't tell you any more, just read it, in private or around people who won't think you've lost it when you're wiping tears of laughter from your face.

There are, as far as I can tell, two more books after this one.  I'm planning on ordering them from my local bookstore tomorrow, and they will definitely move up to the front of my to-read list as soon as they get here.

Enjoy!!!

P.S.  You will have to read the book to get the hidden joke in today's blog title!