The Government Manual for New Wizards
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0740757326
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
The Government Manual for New Wizards is a hilarious, mock-official handbook for wannabe witches and warlocks who need advice on recognizing the onset of wizardolescence, understanding the laws of magic (and the magic of laws), choosing (or being chosen by) the right magical items and enchanted artifacts, dealing with the dead (grateful and otherwise), successfully hosting magical exhibitions, and the proper care and feeding of magical creatures.
Wands, charms, cloaks of invisibility, shoes of stealth (or “sneakers”), and other otherworldly accoutrements-it’s all here, discussed tongue-in-cheek but with the utmost Governmental authority.
This entertaining guide offers such sage advice as:
” A demon is just as afraid of you as you are of it-provided, of course, that you are eight feet tall, composed of living fire, and capable of destroying a small village with a single angry thought. Otherwise, it doesn’t find you frightening at all.
” When selecting educational programs, do not be tempted by solicitations from wizardry parchment mills. A so-called degree from such a place is not worth the scroll on which it appears to be inscribed. The ink will disappear not long after the school itself does.
The Government Manual for New Wizards is a sidesplitting spoof of all things wizard-y.
Customer Reviews
Silly rip on Harry Potter fans by David Vavra
This tried to be a clever enhancement to the Harry Potter sensation. But it falls very flat. JK Rowling gave us a world that the writer of this book could have really done magic with, but no. Waste of $$$.
Complete Joke! by Pheonix Black
This book is not a Wizardry book! I mean… It says the Dark Lord<< Is "HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED!!!"<<<<(Like I've never seen Harry Potter)... Melvin!! It's a complete joke, and is yet, a waste of one's money... Sorry Wizards-to-be... don't buy this!
Hi I’m Troy McClure… by R. Howell
Hi I’m Troy McClure, you might remember me from such reviews as the The Government Manual for New Superheroes. Okay, well that’s what reading these books always makes me think of. If you liked the GMfNS then you are going to like the GMfNW. Very amusing throughout but I just liked the GMfNS better. You get things like wizardolesence, where to go to school, summoning demons, useful magical items for the new wizard, tips for gaining your animal companion, and how to deal with the dead. Artwork is minimal but that’s alright. There was still room for more stuff and different material could have been used to make this book better such as spells gone awry. None-the-less, still a funny book. I enjoyed the “magic is real and ‘this science’ can be easily explained away by using magic”.
Overall, very light reading and you will laugh multiple times, I think the Government Manual for New Superheroes is better and am looking forward to the GMfNew Pirates. Hopefully this series will continue with something along the lines of GMfNew Aliens on Earth or Space Marine, you catch the drift.
More hilarity from Brozik and Weinstein by Michael Harrison
I admit it. I know Matthew Brozik. He is a very funny man. Funny, and a little nervous. Kinda jumpy. That’s OK, though. I think it explains his very quick wit. I don’t know Jacob Weinstein, although he must be pretty funny too, if he’s also responsible for this very funny little book.
Harry Potter fans, reformed role playing gamers, and smart people in general will really enjoy this book. It’s one of the best “fake information” books I’ve read. Full of specious facts and guidelines for magicians, the Govt. Manual pokes fun at popular fantasy texts and conventions with occasional (and forgivable) puns, non-sequitors, and hyperboles that remind me of Mel Brooks movies and Woody Allen short stories rolled into one. These guys should be writing for the New Yorker. Discover them now.
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