Candle & Crow: Book Three of the Ink & Sigil series

by Kevin Hearne Narrated by Luke Daniels

Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the final book in the “action-packed, enchantingly fun” (Booklist) Ink & Sigil series, as an ink-slinging wizard pursues the answer to a very personal mystery: Who cast a pair of curses on his head?

Al MacBharrais has a most unusual job: He's a practitioner of ink-and-sigil magic, tasked with keeping order among the gods and monsters that dwell hidden in the human world. But there's one supernatural mystery he's never been able to solve: Years ago, someone cast twin curses on him that killed off his apprentices and drove away loved ones who heard him speak, leaving him bereft and isolated.

But he's not quite alone: As Al works to solve this mystery, his friends draw him into their own eccentric dramas. Buck Foi the hobgoblin has been pondering his own legacy-and has a plan for a daring shenanigan that will make him the most celebrated hobgoblin of all. Nadia, goth queen and battle seer, is creating her own cult around a god who loves whisky and cheese.

And the Morrigan, a former Irish death goddess, has decided she wants not only to live as an ordinary woman but also to face the most perilous challenge of the mortal world: online dating.

Meanwhile, Al crosses paths with old friends and new-including some beloved Druids and their very good dogs-in his globe-trotting quest to solve the mystery of his curses. But he's pulled in so many different directions by his colleagues, a suspicious detective, and the whims of destructive gods that Al begins to wonder: Will he ever find time to write his own happy ending?

BOOK THREE OF THE INK & SIGIL SERIES

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

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal

08/01/2024

Al MacBharrais suffers from two curses. One curse causes everyone who hears his voice to violently loathe him; the other one kills his apprentices. Al mostly copes thanks to texting apps and not taking on any new apprentices, but he would really like to find out who cursed him and how to undo it. Enough is enough. Time to leverage his many years of experience with the fae and cross the globe with his remaining friends in search of answers. Maybe then Al can finally retire from being Brighid's sigil agent and even reunite with his estranged family. Hearne includes a customized guide to Scottish terms, which is a helpful refresher for anyone who has come this far. He has a deft hand with language as he puts his characters into situations that can be both perilous and quite funny. VERDICT This follow-up to Paper & Blood is a rewarding ending to the quirky trilogy, best read in order. Readers of Benedict Jacka or Stephen Blackmoore might enjoy.—Laurel Bliss

Product Details

BN ID:	2940191768762
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	10/01/2024
Series:	Ink & Sigil , #3
Edition description:	Unabridged