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[[Image:Wizard.jpg|thumb|Original US paperback of Wizard of the Pigeons, art by [[Robert Gould]].]]
 
[[Image:Wizard.jpg|thumb|Original US paperback of Wizard of the Pigeons, art by [[Robert Gould]].]]
[[Image:N13747.jpg|thumb|UK paperback cover art for Wizard of the Pigeons, art by [[Paul Gregory]].]]
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[[Image:wizard2020uk.jpg|thumb|2020 UK paperback edition of Wizard of the Pigeons, art by [[Jackie Morris]].]]
  
 
'''Wizard of the Pigeons''' is a story set in the modern day Seattle, originally published in 1986. It won the Imaginales prize for best fantasy novel of the year in 2004 after it had been translated to French.<ref>http://www.imaginales.fr/pages/prix-imaginales Prix imaginales</ref>
 
'''Wizard of the Pigeons''' is a story set in the modern day Seattle, originally published in 1986. It won the Imaginales prize for best fantasy novel of the year in 2004 after it had been translated to French.<ref>http://www.imaginales.fr/pages/prix-imaginales Prix imaginales</ref>
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==Dedication==
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<poem style="border: 1px solid #999999; background-color: #cccccc; padding: 1em; font-style: italic; text-align: center; width: 25%;">
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To Mike and the lady in the big straw hat,
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from all the girls at Elsie's House of Joy, but
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especially from Esmeralda Squarmish.
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</poem>
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The above dedication is in the 1987 UK Corgi edition bot not in the subsequent Voyager editions.
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==Editions==
 
==Editions==
* An excerpt only in ''The Fantasy Sampler'', an unpaginated galley edited by Susan Allison from Berkley/Ace in October 1985, free to members of the 1985 World Fantasy Convention. Content from [[Steven Brust]], [[Megan Lindholm]], Ru Emerson, [[Gregory Frost]], Craig Shaw Gardner, Clive Barker with excerpts from ''Brokedown Palace'',  ''Wizard of the Pigeons'', ''The Princess of Flames'', ''Tain'', ''A Malady of Magicks'', ''Clive Barker's Books of Blood Volume One''.
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* An '''excerpt''' only in ''The Fantasy Sampler'', an unpaginated galley edited by Susan Allison from Berkley/Ace in October 1985, free to members of the 1985 World Fantasy Convention. Content from [[Steven Brust]], [[Megan Lindholm]], Ru Emerson, [[Gregory Frost]], Craig Shaw Gardner, Clive Barker with excerpts from ''Brokedown Palace'',  ''Wizard of the Pigeons'', ''The Princess of Flames'', ''Tain'', ''A Malady of Magicks'', ''Clive Barker's Books of Blood Volume One''.
  
* A US papercback edition in January 1986 from Ace with ISBN 9780441894673. Cover art by [[Robert Gould]]. There was a reprint in May of the same year.
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* A '''US paperback''' edition in January 1986 from Ace with ISBN 9780441894673. Cover art by [[Robert Gould]]. There was a reprint in May of the same year.
* A UK paperback edition in 1987 by Corgi with ISBN 9780552130141.
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* A '''UK paperback''' edition in 1987 by Corgi with ISBN 9780552130141.
  
* A hardcover edition in 1994 from Hypatia Press. This was a limited signed and numbered edition of 800 copies with ISBN 9780940841321 and with an introduction by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough and an illustration by [[Rick Sherman]]. See [[Talk:Wizard_of_the_Pigeons|talk page]] for more information about this edition. Three versions of this edition exist:
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* A '''hardcover''' edition in 1994 from Hypatia Press. This was a limited signed and numbered edition of 800 copies with ISBN 9780940841321 and with an introduction by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough and an illustration by [[Leslie Newcomer]]. See [[Talk:Wizard_of_the_Pigeons|talk page]] for more information about this edition. Three versions of this edition exist:
 
** 750 copies light grey, signed, original price $25 or with the signed chapbook of [[Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man]] and a slipcase $40.
 
** 750 copies light grey, signed, original price $25 or with the signed chapbook of [[Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man]] and a slipcase $40.
 
** 50 "deluxe" copies, dark grey, leather bound, signed and roman numbered, slipcased together with a hardcover edition of "Silver Lady and The Fortyish Man", original price $100.  
 
** 50 "deluxe" copies, dark grey, leather bound, signed and roman numbered, slipcased together with a hardcover edition of "Silver Lady and The Fortyish Man", original price $100.  
 
** 50 copies, blue, leather bound, not signed, no limitation page, officially not for sale.  
 
** 50 copies, blue, leather bound, not signed, no limitation page, officially not for sale.  
  
* A hardcover Book Club Edition in 2003 from Book Club Associates called ''[[Otherworks]]'' contains 3 novels: ''Fevre Dream'' by G.R.R. Martin, ''Faerie Tale'' by Raymond E. Feist and Wizard of the Pigeons.
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* Included in a '''hardcover Book Club Edition''' published in 2003 from Book Club Associates called ''[[Otherworks]]''m which contains 3 novels: ''Fevre Dream'' by G.R.R. Martin, ''Faerie Tale'' by Raymond E. Feist and Wizard of the Pigeons.
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* A '''UK paperback''' edition the 5th of August 2002 from Voyager with ISBN 0007112564. Covers by [[Paul Gregory]]. Possibly reprinted in October 2010.
  
* A UK paperback edition the 5th of August 2002 from Voyager with ISBN 0007112564. Covers by [[Paul Gregory]]. Possibly reprinted in October 2010.
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* A new '''UK paperback''' reprint scheduled for the 19th of March 2020 from Harper Voyager with ISBN 9780008287382 with new cover art by [[Jackie Morris]].
  
* A Kindle edition from Voyager the 1st of September 2011 with ASIN: B005JE1KAQ.
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* An '''ebook''' edition from Voyager the 1st of September 2011 with ASIN B005JE1KAQ.
  
 
===Covers===
 
===Covers===
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Image:Wizard of Pigeons Limited.jpg|Limited edition hardcover (not for sale)
 
Image:Wizard of Pigeons Limited.jpg|Limited edition hardcover (not for sale)
 
Otherworks.jpg|''Otherworks'' anthology  
 
Otherworks.jpg|''Otherworks'' anthology  
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N13747.jpg|UK paperback (2002)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
  
 
==Translations==
 
==Translations==
* A French translation ''Le dernier magicien'' in November 2003 by Mnemos with  ISBN 9782915159110, translated by Sylvie Denis. This translation won the Imaginales prize for the best fantasy novel of the year in June 2004. Reprinted in a paperback  by Mnemos in April 2007 with ISBN 9782354080051 and again by Pocket in August 2007 with ISBN 9782266151795. A reprint from Mnémos the 24th of March 2011 with ISBN 9782354081089. Also published as a Kindle edition from Mnémos the 19th of June 2014 with ASIN: B00L3OZ8UY.
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* A '''French''' translation ''Le dernier magicien'' in November 2003 by Mnemos with  ISBN 9782915159110, translated by Sylvie Denis. This translation won the Imaginales prize for the best fantasy novel of the year in June 2004. Reprinted in a paperback  by Mnemos in April 2007 with ISBN 9782354080051 and again by Pocket in August 2007 with ISBN 9782266151795. Cover art for these editions is by [[Guillaume Sorel]]. A reprint from Mnémos the 24th of March 2011 with ISBN 9782354081089. Also published as a Kindle edition from Mnémos the 19th of June 2014 with ASIN: B00L3OZ8UY. Cover art by [[Eduardo Peña]]. Another edition from Mnémos in June 2020 with ISBN 9782354087777 and new cover art.
  
* A Hebrew translation ''קוסם היונים'' in 2005 by Opus Publishing with the original US cover art.
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* A '''Hebrew''' translation ''קוסם היונים'' in 2005 by Opus Publishing with the original US cover art.
  
 
===International covers===
 
===International covers===
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Image:706.jpg|Hebrew, ''קוסם היונים''   
 
Image:706.jpg|Hebrew, ''קוסם היונים''   
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 11:22, 30 April 2020

Original US paperback of Wizard of the Pigeons, art by Robert Gould.
2020 UK paperback edition of Wizard of the Pigeons, art by Jackie Morris.

Wizard of the Pigeons is a story set in the modern day Seattle, originally published in 1986. It won the Imaginales prize for best fantasy novel of the year in 2004 after it had been translated to French.[1]

Dedication

To Mike and the lady in the big straw hat,
from all the girls at Elsie's House of Joy, but
especially from Esmeralda Squarmish.

The above dedication is in the 1987 UK Corgi edition bot not in the subsequent Voyager editions.

Editions

  • An excerpt only in The Fantasy Sampler, an unpaginated galley edited by Susan Allison from Berkley/Ace in October 1985, free to members of the 1985 World Fantasy Convention. Content from Steven Brust, Megan Lindholm, Ru Emerson, Gregory Frost, Craig Shaw Gardner, Clive Barker with excerpts from Brokedown Palace, Wizard of the Pigeons, The Princess of Flames, Tain, A Malady of Magicks, Clive Barker's Books of Blood Volume One.
  • A hardcover edition in 1994 from Hypatia Press. This was a limited signed and numbered edition of 800 copies with ISBN 9780940841321 and with an introduction by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough and an illustration by Leslie Newcomer. See talk page for more information about this edition. Three versions of this edition exist:
    • 750 copies light grey, signed, original price $25 or with the signed chapbook of Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man and a slipcase $40.
    • 50 "deluxe" copies, dark grey, leather bound, signed and roman numbered, slipcased together with a hardcover edition of "Silver Lady and The Fortyish Man", original price $100.
    • 50 copies, blue, leather bound, not signed, no limitation page, officially not for sale.
  • Included in a hardcover Book Club Edition published in 2003 from Book Club Associates called Otherworksm which contains 3 novels: Fevre Dream by G.R.R. Martin, Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist and Wizard of the Pigeons.
  • A UK paperback edition the 5th of August 2002 from Voyager with ISBN 0007112564. Covers by Paul Gregory. Possibly reprinted in October 2010.
  • An ebook edition from Voyager the 1st of September 2011 with ASIN B005JE1KAQ.

Covers


Translations

  • A French translation Le dernier magicien in November 2003 by Mnemos with ISBN 9782915159110, translated by Sylvie Denis. This translation won the Imaginales prize for the best fantasy novel of the year in June 2004. Reprinted in a paperback by Mnemos in April 2007 with ISBN 9782354080051 and again by Pocket in August 2007 with ISBN 9782266151795. Cover art for these editions is by Guillaume Sorel. A reprint from Mnémos the 24th of March 2011 with ISBN 9782354081089. Also published as a Kindle edition from Mnémos the 19th of June 2014 with ASIN: B00L3OZ8UY. Cover art by Eduardo Peña. Another edition from Mnémos in June 2020 with ISBN 9782354087777 and new cover art.
  • A Hebrew translation קוסם היונים in 2005 by Opus Publishing with the original US cover art.

International covers

References

  1. http://www.imaginales.fr/pages/prix-imaginales Prix imaginales