Mockingbird (Magill’s Choice: Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Sean Stewart
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magic Realism
- Time of Work: Contemporary
- Setting: Houston, Texas
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy, Magical and occult fantasy
- Subjects: Family or family life, Parents and children, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Twentieth century, Brothers and sisters, Sisters, Inheritance or succession, Witches or witchcraft, Dolls or dollhouses, Talisman or magical object
- Locales: Houston, TX
The Story
On Elena Beauchamp’s tombstone is carved the legend “There are some gifts which cannot be refused.” Elena had the gift of magic, and passed on part of it to her daughter Candy, who can see certain aspects of the future. But her other daughter, Antoinette, who is determined to be as unlike her mother as possible, nevertheless receives the darker part of her mother’s magic. In a cabinet in the family living room are dolls representing spirits called Riders: the Mockingbird, the Widow, Pierrot, Mr. Copper, Sugar, and the Preacher. A sixth spirit, the Little Lost...
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