Wizard of the Pigeons

Name: Wizard of the Pigeons
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Megan Lindholm
ISBN: 9781666107166

Author: Megan Lindholm

Narrator: Daniel Thomas May

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/06/2021

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Urban, Contemporary

Synopsis

Seattle: a place as magical as the Emerald City. Subtle magic seeps through the cracks in the paving stones of the sprawling metropolis. But only the inhabitants who possess special gifts are open to the city's consciousness; finding portents in the graffiti, reading messages in the rubbish, or listening to warnings in the skipping-rope chants of children.

Wizard is bound to Seattle and her magic. His gift is the Knowing—a powerful enchantment allowing him to know the truth of things; to hear the life-stories of ancient mummies locked behind glass cabinets, to receive true fortunes from the carnival machines, to reveal to ordinary people the answers to their troubles, and to safeguard the city's equilibrium. The magic has its price; Wizard must never have more than a dollar in his pocket, must remain celibate, and he must feed and protect the pigeons.

But a threat to Seattle has begun to emerge in the portents. A malevolent force born of Wizard's forgotten past has returned to prey upon his power and taunt him with images of his obscure history; and he is the only wizard in Seattle who can face the evil and save the city, his friends, and himself.

About Megan Lindholm

Megan Lindholm lives on fourteen acres in the outskirts of McKenna, Washington, with a husband, two dogs, a cat, fifteen chickens, a gander, and three ducks. She is a grandmother to seven youngsters of various ages. A published author since she was eighteen years old, Megan has written for little local newspapers, children's magazines, and educational publishers, in addition to commercially publishing both fantasy and science fiction novels and short stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rob on January 12, 2012

...Wizard of the Pigeons is a novel with many layers. Do you choose to see Wizard as a Vietnam veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome or a figure not unlike Merlin? It is a story of unrequited love, a magical quest or facing a dark past? Is Seattle magical or mundane? Is the city shel......more

Goodreads review by Karen ⚜Mess⚜ on December 06, 2020

MacHalo Buddy Read I'm the oddball because I LOVED this. You know an author is good when she can make you absolutely despise a character. Not only can Megan Lindholm (Robin Hobb) bring out such wonderful characteristics in Wizard, she captured the annoying character of Lynda exceptionally well. At......more

Goodreads review by Cozy Reading Times on November 15, 2024

4.5* In this book, The City We Became's living metropolis meets Tokyo Godfathers's melancholic discussion of homelessness and subtle magical realism. Already 35 years old, I would call this a timeless classic and was surprised how character-focused and introspective the story was compared to the class......more

Goodreads review by Rosemary on April 29, 2008

Absolutely one of the best books ever written about Seattle. This is the city that I grew up in, before the tech and the shiny condos and the Starbucks on every corner. First book that I ever read that made me u-turn into the bookstore and buy five more copies to mail to friends. Warning: it's a hea......more

Goodreads review by Quintin on November 25, 2017

A dark, foreboding book rich with shadow and symbolism. However, the stylistic format and the murkiness of the plot just didn't grip me. I just didn't identify with Wizard and it ended up being a rather tedious read. I love the writer that Robin Hobb develops into, even here she is brimming with tal......more