Thoroughly enjoyable and humorous without all complications of lengthy world-building and plot setups. Nerds, geeks, and gamers alike will especially take to the story and immediately related to the pop culture references from the 70's through the 2010's.
In short, Martin Banks discovers a file on the internet that allows him to manipulate reality through tiny changes. With that discovery, he mucks up is life in his timeframe and escapes to the Middle Ages and poses as a wizard. Upon arrival in the Middle Ages, Martin meets another wizard named Philip who takes him under their apprenticeship and introduces him to other wizards who are actually fellow time travelers as well.
After a couple minor surprises and plot changes, Martin eventually becomes fully initiated as a wizard and join his fellow wizards to battle with Merlin. Merlin is actually another fellow time traveller named Jimmy who turns out to be the bad guy.
Upon defeat of Merlin/Jimmy, Martin and rest of the wizards decide to send Jimmy forward in time, but before Martin's timeframe, without powers as punishment for the wrongdoings.
At the end, Martin doesn't get the girl, Gwen. Gwen, who was later revealed to be a Witch (female wizard), parted ways from the Middle Ages heads further back into the past to Atlantis, where female wizards have all but few have chosen to have gone.We don't really see Martin neatly tying up loose ends with the troubles he caused in his own timeframe. What we see is probably best described as a setup for the next book in this series; the dead giveaway being Merlin/Jimmy showing up just nearby Martin's location is Martin's timeframe taking meticulous notes and with villainy flair.
I think the only warning, if it can even be considered a warning, is that Martin's character isn't easy to like. At least not at first. Martin isn't particularly bright nor well-intentioned until about half way through the book. At that point, we see some genuine character development and start to, not only root for Martin, but he becomes wiser and likeable.
All in all, the book was a witty, comedic romp through medieval times with a likeable cast of characters. If you are a sci-fi or fantasy fan, this book will not disappoint you.
My rating: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5 stars) It was amazing!
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