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Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
28 January 1986

ISBN
  
0-441-89467-4

Originally published
  
28 January 1986

Page count
  
214

Publisher
  
Ace Books

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Language
  
English

Pages
  
214

OCLC
  
14054439

Author
  
Robin Hobb

Genre
  
Urban fantasy

Cover artist
  
Robert Gould

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Robin Hobb books, Fantasy books

Wizard of the Pigeons is a 1985 urban fantasy novel set in Seattle by Megan Lindholm, issued as a paperback original by Ace Books and reprinted in hardcover by Hypatia Press in 1994. Several UK editions have also been published. The book deals delicately with many serious topics such as homelessness, poverty, and mental illness, asking more questions than it answers.

Contents

The novel is often classified as modern Arthurian fantasy, with the title character identified with Merlin Ambrosius. This book is also categorized as Urban Fantasy. Roger Zelazny called it "terrific".

Plot

The plot focuses on the homeless character 'Wizard' and his battle with a malignant force from his forgotten past. In order to survive, Wizard must rely on his powerful gift of 'Knowing'. This allows him to know the truth of things, to receive fortunes and to reveal to people the answers to their troubles. Aiding him in his battle for survival is the enigmatic 'Cassie' and several other people from the streets.

Reception

Orson Scott Card praised the novel as "miraculously good" (although he faulted the ending); he described it as "so real, so original, you won't regret buying it and reading it."

References

Wizard of the Pigeons Wikipedia