Gwendys Magic Feather, Richard Chizmar
Gwendys Magic Feather, Richard Chizmar
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Gwendy's Magic Feather

Author: Richard Chizmar

Narrator: Maggie Siff

Unabridged: 4 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/19/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A FOREWORD BY STEPHEN KING IS INCLUDED ON PDF!

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

In this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling novella by Stephen King and award-winning author Richard Chizmar, an adult Gwendy is summoned back to Castle Rock after the mysterious reappearance of the button box.

Something evil has swept into the small Maine town of Castle Rock on the heels of the latest winter storm. Sheriff Norris Ridgewick and his team are desperately searching for two missing girls, but time is running out.

In Washington, DC, thirty-seven-year-old Gwendy Peterson couldn’t be more different from the self-conscious teenaged girl who once spent a summer running up Castle Rock’s Suicide Stairs. That same summer, she had been entrusted—or some might say cursed—with the extraordinary button box by Richard Farris, the mysterious stranger in the black suit. The seductive and powerful box offered Gwendy small gifts in exchange for its care and feeding until Farris eventually returned, promising the young girl she’d never see the box again.

One day, though, the button box suddenly reappears but this time, without Richard Farris to explain why, or what she’s supposed to do with it. Between this and the troubling disappearances back in Castle Rock, Gwendy decides to return home. She just might be able to help rescue the missing girls and stop a dangerous madman before he does something ghastly.

With breathtaking and lyrical prose, Gwendy’s Magic Feather explores whether our lives are controlled by fate or the choices we make and what price we sometimes have to pay. Prepare to return again to Stephen King’s Castle Rock, the sleepy little town built on a bedrock of deep, dark secrets, just as it’s about to awaken from its quiet slumber once more.

About Richard Chizmar

Richard Chizmar is the coauthor (with Stephen King) of the New York Times bestselling novella Gwendy’s Button Box and Gwendy’s Final Task, and the solo novella Gwendy’s Magic Feather. Recent books include the New York Times bestsellers MemorialsBecoming the Boogeyman, and Chasing the BoogeymanThe Girl on the PorchThe Long Way Home; his fourth short story collection, and Widow’s Point; a chilling tale about a haunted lighthouse cowritten with his son Billy Chizmar, which was recently made into a feature film. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA’s Board of Trustees award. Chizmar’s work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. Follow him on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky: @RichardChizmar, or visit his website at RichardChizmar.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba

Years have passed and Gwendy's a successfully published writer, documentary maker, campaigner... and Congresswoman! But as she heads back to Castle Rock for Christmas the world is on the brink, with a foul mouthed dumb President (I wonder who inspired King for that character :D), her photojournalist......more

Goodreads review by LTJ

“Gwendy's Magic Feather” by Richard Chizmar and Stephen King (Foreword) is the second book in Gwendy’s Button Box Trilogy as I was genuinely excited to continue the story after reading the first one. Needless to say, it was great to continue the story after the awesome events of the first entry to c......more

Goodreads review by Sadie

3.5! Rounded up for Goodreads I read Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar two summers ago. I rated it 5 stars and had this to say, "Every good story, even a short one, has conflict--maybe something dangerous or threatening so that our protagonist can work through it and grow, make c......more

Goodreads review by J.D.

Very few would consider a trip to Stephen King’s Castle Rock, bad things happen there. If you ask a local, they’d tell you to take 201 and slip past the quiet little seaside town. Stop in Camden, Rockland, or someplace along the harbor instead. Richard Chizmar chose to ignore those warnings and visi......more


Quotes

"Narrator Maggie Siff returns for this sequel to GWENDY'S BUTTON BOX. In the first audiobook, which was coauthored by Stephen King, Gwendy is an awkward teenager whose life is transformed by a magical button box that brings her good fortune and terror in turn. Now 37 years old, Gwendy is a bestselling author and congresswoman. Suddenly and without explanation, the button box reappears. Gwendy brings it home to Castle Rock, where she faces personal challenges and sinister forces that tempt her to once again use the button box's power. Much like in the original story, Siff's performance focuses mainly on the characters and their relationships. Her voicework creates a palpable sense of warmth and connection—a comforting atmosphere that is constantly threatened by the horror lurking beneath the surface."