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A review by tome15
The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell
4.0
Lowell, Nathan. The Wizard’s Butler. Kindle, 2020.
In The Wizard’s Butler Nathan Lowell turns his hand to urban fantasy, but it is urban fantasy in the same way that Quarter Share is a space opera, where many of the tropes of space opera are dialed down, and we learn as much about running a spacefaring cafeteria and making good coffee as we do about interstellar travel. And while you are at it, forget laser cannons and aliens. The Wizard’s Butler tells us as much about being a butler as it does about ancient curses. Along the way, we also learn something about how the very rich might shop for cars and the problems of estate law when you have to protect the fairies in the garden. Lowell as always gives us a nice story arc and a collection of characters we are happy to have met. Our butler hero, for example, is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and an EMT who wants a job with less trauma. Surely, taking care of an old man who thinks he is a wizard would fit the bill, especially if after a year, there is a million-dollar payout. But, uh oh, the old man doesn’t just think he is a wizard. He can cast a spell when needed.
In The Wizard’s Butler Nathan Lowell turns his hand to urban fantasy, but it is urban fantasy in the same way that Quarter Share is a space opera, where many of the tropes of space opera are dialed down, and we learn as much about running a spacefaring cafeteria and making good coffee as we do about interstellar travel. And while you are at it, forget laser cannons and aliens. The Wizard’s Butler tells us as much about being a butler as it does about ancient curses. Along the way, we also learn something about how the very rich might shop for cars and the problems of estate law when you have to protect the fairies in the garden. Lowell as always gives us a nice story arc and a collection of characters we are happy to have met. Our butler hero, for example, is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and an EMT who wants a job with less trauma. Surely, taking care of an old man who thinks he is a wizard would fit the bill, especially if after a year, there is a million-dollar payout. But, uh oh, the old man doesn’t just think he is a wizard. He can cast a spell when needed.