Ink Sigil, Kevin Hearne
Ink Sigil, Kevin Hearne
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Ink & Sigil
From the world of The Iron Druid Chronicles

Author: Kevin Hearne

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/25/2020

Synopsis

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

About Kevin Hearne

Maybe being born and raised in Arizona has had an influence on American author, Kevin Hearne. Since many UFO stories come from the western states who have wide open spaces, maybe Hearne got the idea of being an urban fantasy novelist. Growing up hearing about UFO sightings perhaps gave him a bigger interest than most in the fantasy subject.

Hearne is the author of novels published by Del Rey in the fantasy book series, The Iron Druid Chronicles, plus the 2015 Star Wars novel, Heir to the Jedi. Prior to his writing career, he was a high school English teacher. He moved from Arizona to Colorado. He now lives there with his wife and son. He is known as a "tree hugger", likes dogs, and heavy metal.

Books to come out very soon are......Besieged, a collection of new Iron Druid stories, to be out July 11, and A Plague of Giants, the first book of The Seven Kennings, to be out in October.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on September 12, 2020

It’s an entertaining, magical, action packed return to the Iron Druid Chronicles universe with brand new Sigil Agent in his sixties with magnificent white moustache, amazing taste of alcoholic beverages and fantastic skill gives him enough power to fight against Faes. But unfortunately this blessed......more

Goodreads review by Scratch on March 11, 2022

Never getting an audiobook in this series ever again. The accents were painful to listen to. And the voice actor had his work cut out for him-- he had to do Scottish, Irish, American, synthesized English, and synthesized Scottish. Not sure how much the accents held me back, but this book couldn't hol......more

Goodreads review by Peter on December 20, 2021

Set in the same world as his Iron Druid series, Ink and Sigil build off and adds to the magic systems of the previous books while introducing a new and fun approach. It took a few chapters to click with the new cast, but things soon locked into a very similar vibe to the adventures of Atticus and Ob......more

Goodreads review by Patrycja on February 26, 2025

3.5 star Urban fantasy concerning on mystery solving with a bit of humor. Featuring: - hobgoblin with a passion for theft and alcohol - quite old sigil agent that has to write instead of speaking - ink, paper and more of sigil magic At the beginning I had problems with attaching to the story. But after all......more

Goodreads review by Carole on October 10, 2020

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books. I had a really good time with this book! Even though I haven't quite finished reading the Iron Druid Chronicles, I was excited to see that Kevin Hearne was writing more stories set in the same world. I had originally planned to read this......more

Quotes

“Immensely enjoyable . . . Ink & Sigil is a great entry into Kevin Hearne’s fiction . . . a great novel and a perfect example of how to launch a new series.”—SFFWorld
 
“Goodness, this book was funny, so funny. . . . What a unique, entertaining and complex protagonist. . . . If you’ve ever been curious about the author’s work, this would be the perfect opportunity to jump on board.”—The BiblioSanctum
    
“With Ink & Sigil, Kevin Hearne takes the world he created in his Iron Druid series to a new gonzo level. Al MacBharrais might be his best character yet.”—Stephen Blackmoore, author of the Eric Carter, Necromancer series

“If you like drawing, ink, Edinburgh, magic, or Kevin Hearne, you are in for a treat. Ink & Sigil is escape reading, and I loved every word.”—Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of A Longer Fall

“A delightfully grimy journey through the hidden underworld of Glasgow, Ink & Sigil vividly blends Kevin Hearne’s unique take on urban fantasy with the grit of Scottish magic.”—Adam Christopher, author of Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town

"Kevin Hearne has used ink and paper to craft his own brand of magic. Ink & Sigil is filled to the brim with the Hearne-anigans we've all grown to love. Fans of ribald humor, literary puns, and the odd hobgoblin will be enchanted by this paranormal mystery."—Jaye Wells, bestselling author of High Lonesome Sound

“Kevin Hearne’s Ink & Sigil is a novel that will transport you right into the Scottish realm of fey and fairies and have you thinking the ‘other’ is real. The magic is both familiar and new, believable and extraordinary. I especially liked the curse on the main character. Between the worldbuilding and the clever prose, this one is worth a read.”—Charlie N. Holmberg, bestselling author of The Paper Magician

“A terrific kick-off of a new, action-packed, enchantingly fun series . . . delightful.”—Booklist (starred review)
 
“A refreshing viewpoint into an urban fantasy setting [with] touches of humor and dynamic characters . . . Readers will be eager to see what happens next.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Delightful! Hearne’s use of Scottish words and spellings . . . adds to the story’s singular flavor. The author includes plenty of shout-outs for fans of the “Iron Druid” series [in this] tale sure to draw in new readers.”—Library Journal

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