THE YEARS OF THE WIZARD

All things were believable back then wizards alchemy fairies angels This is the story of those magical times A lyrical and highly atmospheric exploration of the lives of Tudor and Renaissance magicians men from Dee to Kepler to Bruno who were also scientists astrologers mathematicians and alchemists Their studies books and ideas still permeate scientific history as well as literature and film from Philip Pullman to CS Lewis but what do we know of the rest of their households the lovers wives mothers and daughters In The Years of the Wizard Rachel Morris also vividly reimagines the less documented lives of the magician s families and lovers From those who supported the travelling households packing up the libraries feeding the assistants entertaining the patrons educating the children as well as those archiving documenting and collaborating with their magical work With vivid storytelling Rachel Morris magically animates both the known past lives of these extraordinary men and the imaginary stories of the less documented women elders and children in this era of discovery and magic