Martin

Martin Kenneth Banks is the principal protagonist of the novel “Off to Be the Wizard” by Scott Meyer. At 23 years of age, Martin is thin, careless and self-interested. Martin’s favorite thing to do in the world is to hack into websites and computers through use of the internet. Martin discovers the repository1 file hosted through a cell phone company server, and discovers he can manipulate reality – and his bank account – with it. His work earns the attention of the Department of the Treasury and the Seattle Police Department, and forces Martin to flee to his parents’ house, dragging his parents into the mess. From there, he uses the repository file to travel to medieval England to become a wizard. Martin is taken under the wing of Phillip, who trains Martin to properly use the repository program. Martin is also reminded to think before he acts, and comes...