London 1817. Maggie Collins, born into slavery in Maryland, whose mathematical genius and strength of mind can match those of a goddess, must build the world's most powerful and sophisticated machine - to free the lost land of Yount from the fallen angel Strix Tender Wurm. Sally, of the merchant house McDoon, who displayed her own powers in challenging the Wurm and finding Yount in The Choir Boats, must choose either to help Maggie or to hinder her. Together - or not - Maggie and Sally drive to conclusion the story started in The Choir Boats - a story of blood-soaked song, family secrets, sins new and old in search of expiation, forbidden love, high policy and acts of state, financial ruin, betrayals intimate and grand, sorcery from the origins of time, and battle in the streets of London and on the arcane seas of Yount.
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Daniel a. Rabuzzi concludes (or does he?) the story of Yount in The Indigo Pheasant.
Overall this is a well-crafted, highly intelligent tale, drawing upon Biblical and literary sources (so many literary sources!) Yet throughout there is a distance between story and reader, perhaps because Rabuzzi chooses to narrate his story more from an impersonal third person, rather than a tightly focused, character-driven third person, which renders the tale more as a story to be read aloud to someone, than an intimate dialogue between writer and reader.
Rabuzzi also chooses to relate part of his narrative through a series of letters, broadsheet clippings and the like, which, although clever, because of the number and length of these sometimes expository passages, tend to arrest the tension of the plot arc, which is already stretched and somewhat thin.
Categorizing the novel as YA, is perhaps a bit of a stretch, given the elevated and sometimes archaic (although beautifully true to period) vocabulary, and there was, at least for this reader, some considerable confusion regarding the lengthy descriptions of the science of fulgination.
In the end, having fulfilled the mission of returning Yount to its rightful place, it would seem Maggie and the Cretched Man make for New York, just before the great stock market crash of 1929. Given the ambiguity of the ending, I suspect Rabuzzi plans to explore what choral escapades and escapes this talented and magic duo may undertake.
Overall this is a well-crafted, highly intelligent tale, drawing upon Biblical and literary sources (so many literary sources!) Yet throughout there is a distance between story and reader, perhaps because Rabuzzi chooses to narrate his story more from an impersonal third person, rather than a tightly focused, character-driven third person, which renders the tale more as a story to be read aloud to someone, than an intimate dialogue between writer and reader.
Rabuzzi also chooses to relate part of his narrative through a series of letters, broadsheet clippings and the like, which, although clever, because of the number and length of these sometimes expository passages, tend to arrest the tension of the plot arc, which is already stretched and somewhat thin.
Categorizing the novel as YA, is perhaps a bit of a stretch, given the elevated and sometimes archaic (although beautifully true to period) vocabulary, and there was, at least for this reader, some considerable confusion regarding the lengthy descriptions of the science of fulgination.
In the end, having fulfilled the mission of returning Yount to its rightful place, it would seem Maggie and the Cretched Man make for New York, just before the great stock market crash of 1929. Given the ambiguity of the ending, I suspect Rabuzzi plans to explore what choral escapades and escapes this talented and magic duo may undertake.
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Words that are magical
Dec 4 2012
By Stephen A. Merrill, MD, PC
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Mr Rabuzzi has done it again....Indigo Pheasant, the second novel in a trilogy, the first being Choir Boats, is a fascinating read. Mr Rabuzzi's use of and fun with verbiage keeps the reader thinking. Much of this novel is really poetic. I found myself rereading sections for the pure joy of the poetic flow. The neologisms that he creates make the retired psychiatrist (amateur philologist) in me smile with joy. They are true to the text and make sense. They expand the readers imaginative vision. His novel makes visualization of scenes fun and easy despite settings that come from a different era and magical places. His verbiage draws on many linguistic traditions. Without following any classical theology he gives voice to the Shechina, the female Godhead. I can't remember reading any other novel that has done this with taste as well as humor.
I consider this book a must read for anyone with a psychodynamic interest as well as the reader who wants to follow some memorable characters on their magical, mystical journey to the equally mystical land of Yount.
I consider this book a must read for anyone with a psychodynamic interest as well as the reader who wants to follow some memorable characters on their magical, mystical journey to the equally mystical land of Yount.
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Great sequel!
Jan 9 2013
By Multi-faceted
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This book continues the intelligent plotting, clever wordplay and the ruminations on gender, race and class that made the Choir boats such a delightful and satisfying read. If you like fantasy that requires an active and engaged reader, I think you will find The Indigo Pheasant immensely satisfying.
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