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Ink & Sigil

By Kevin Hearne
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Publisher Description

New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne returns to the world of his beloved Iron Druid Chronicles in a spin-off series about an eccentric master of rare magic solving an uncanny mystery in Scotland.

“A terrific kick-off of a new, action-packed, enchantingly fun series.”—Booklist

Al MacBharrais is both blessed and cursed. He is blessed with an extraordinary white moustache, an appreciation for craft cocktails—and a most unique magical talent. He can cast spells with magically enchanted ink and he uses his gifts to protect our world from rogue minions of various pantheons, especially the Fae.

But he is also cursed. Anyone who hears his voice will begin to feel an inexplicable hatred for Al, so he can only communicate through the written word or speech apps. And his apprentices keep dying in peculiar freak accidents. As his personal life crumbles around him, he devotes his life to his work, all the while trying to crack the secret of his curse.

But when his latest apprentice, Gordie, turns up dead in his Glasgow flat, Al discovers evidence that Gordie was living a secret life of crime. Now Al is forced to play detective—while avoiding actual detectives who are wondering why death seems to always follow Al. Investigating his apprentice’s death will take him through Scotland’s magical underworld, and he’ll need the help of a mischievous hobgoblin if he’s to survive.

BOOK ONE OF THE INK & SIGIL SERIES

Don’t miss any of Kevin Hearne’s enchanting Ink & Sigil series:
INK & SIGIL • PAPER & BLOOD • CANDLE & CROW

457 Reviews

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“You can pull this book series, but specifically Ink & Sigil, from my cold dead hands. The audiobook was so incredible, I have not laughed that hard at an audiobook in such a long time. I recommend this to everyone who asks for a good fantasy series to start sinking their teeth into! Al and his hobgoblin Buck Foy are real show stoppers, star stealers, gut punchers in how funny they are together. The mystery is so absurd that I was sat the entire time. Like what do you mean an elderly man is cursed so that everyone who hears him speak grows to hate him? To me that is just so funny. I genuinely cannot sing this book's praises enough. 10/10 cannot wait to continue with this series. I especially recommend the audiobook. The narrator does have his work cut out for him, but in my opinion he kills it (to the best of his ability of course). no notes 10 out of 10!”

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