Dorset author's absurdist novel The Man Who Hired a Wizard

Written and published in just 43 days, The Man Who Hired a Wizard is the debut novel by Dorset-born author Thomas Sinkinson.

The book, set in East Dorset and the New Forest, follows Gawin, a three-foot wizard with a thick Dorset accent, who is hired by a failing tech firm to "handle the arcane threat landscape".

Dorset author pens absurd debut novel in just 43 days (Image: Supplied) Born and raised in Alderholt, Wimborne and Verwood, Mr Sinkinson said: "I grew up in the New Forest and East Dorset and there’s a quiet strangeness to those woods, like Moors Valley.

"It felt like the perfect place to set a magical breakdown of corporate logic—and I liked the idea of a wizard who sounds like a retired cider brewer."

A marketing manager by day, Mr Sinkinson wrote the entire novel in just six weeks, from first draft to self-published paperback.

With its blend of dry British humour, satire, and heartfelt weirdness, The Man Who Hired a Wizard is recommended for fans of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams or anyone who questions the logic of a Monday morning all-hands.

The book is now available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle formats.