Wizard of the Pigeons

The fifth book in the Megan Lindholm (Robin Hobb) backlist. 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.

The fifth book in the Megan Lindholm (Robin Hobb) backlist. 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.

"Wizard of the Pigeons" er Megan Lindholms magiske fortælling om en hjemløs magiker i Seattle og hans kamp imod det onde. Magien driver stille gennem den spraglede storby Seattle. Men kun indbyggere som besidder specielle kræfter er åbne for byens bevidsthed, og kan se tegnene i byens graffiti, skrald og fra børnene sjippende chanting. Her bor Wizard, som lever med en magisk viden, som kan fortælle ham verdens sandheder. Blandt kan han høre virkelige historie fra museers mumier, vinde store priser fra spillemaskiner, og give de ordinære indbyggere svar i deres rådvildhed. Men hans evner har en pris - Wizard må aldrig besidde mere end én dollar, skal leve i cølibat og beskytte duerne. Imens er onde kræfter fra Wizards fortid begyndt at hærge Seattle, og han er den eneste, som kan bekæmpe den og redde byen, hans venner og ham selv. "Wizard of the Pigeons" er en fantastisk fantasy, som Robin Hobb skrev under sit pseudonym Megan Lindholm i 1986.

"Wizard of the Pigeons" er Megan Lindholms magiske fortælling om en hjemløs magiker i Seattle og hans kamp imod det onde. Magien driver stille gennem den spraglede storby Seattle. Men kun indbyggere som besidder specielle kræfter er åbne for byens bevidsthed, og kan se tegnene i byens graffiti, skrald og fra børnene sjippende chanting. Her bor Wizard, som lever med en magisk viden, som kan fortælle ham verdens sandheder. Blandt kan han høre virkelige historie fra museers mumier, vinde store priser fra spillemaskiner, og give de ordinære indbyggere svar i deres rådvildhed. Men hans evner har en pris - Wizard må aldrig besidde mere end én dollar, skal leve i cølibat og beskytte duerne. Imens er onde kræfter fra Wizards fortid begyndt at hærge Seattle, og han er den eneste, som kan bekæmpe den og redde byen, hans venner og ham selv. "Wizard of the Pigeons" er en fantastisk fantasy, som Robin Hobb skrev under sit pseudonym Megan Lindholm i 1986.