"The last book in Eden Robinson's lauded Trickster Trilogy is everything at once, in a good way. It's a page-turner dense with history and lore: gruesome . . . then suddenly hilarious." —Toronto Star
A deeply satisfying, explosive, surprising and satisfying resolution to the trilogy by one of Canada's most gifted and beloved storytellers.
All Jared Martin had ever wanted was to be normal, which was already hard enough when he had to cope with Maggie, his hard-partying, gun-toting, literal witch of a mother, Indigenous teen life and his own addictions. When he wakes up naked, dangerously dehydrated and confused in the basement of his mom's old house in Kitimat, some of the people he loves just think he fell off the wagon after a tough year of sobriety. The truth for Jared is so much worse. He finally knows for sure that he is the only one of his bio dad Wee'git's 535 children who is a Trickster too, a shapeshifter with a free pass to other dimensions. While his ex is happy he's a magical being, everyone else is upset or in mortal danger because he has accidentally unleashed dark forces—the scariest of which is his Aunt Georgina, a maniacal ogress hungry for his power, who has sent her posse of flesh-eating coy-wolves to track him down. Soon Jared is at the centre of an all-out war—a horrifying place to be for the universe's sweetest Trickster, whose first instinct is not mischief and mind games but to make the world a kinder, safer, place.
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"Eden Robinson is one of the best writing today - great characters, motivation, plot, style. A satisfying end to the trilogy!"
— Amy D. (5/5)
Great Series!
"Great conclusion to the series. Dark, funny and whimsical with messages of love, matriarchy, and family. Wrapped everything up nicely so you weren't left wondering."
— Connor C. (5/5)
One of the Best Trilogies Ever
"The trickster trilogy is honestly the best trilogy I have ever read. It's an amazing piece of Canadian literature. The story is extremely captivating, filled with lots of amazing plot lines that pull the reader in. I was honestly so sad when I finished the last book!"
— W. G. (5/5)
Return of a Trickster
"Eden Robinson writes characters that are so real, they are flawed and love deep. The complexity of their relationships are so rich. An amazing read."
— CanLitLove (5/5)
Don't miss this sequel!
"Great book - an awesome sequel to an enlightening first novel!"
— Evan E. (5/5)
First two in this series were better
"Good, but The first two were better. The consensus of my Bookclub was that it didn’t seemed like it finished properly- like she ‘phoned it in’ and it got difficult to keep characters and happenings straight. We all loved the books & the writing otherwise."
— Janasuemay (3/5)
Fantastic Trilogy
"A fantastic close to a wonderous trilogy. Worth every minute!"
— RAMorris (4/5)
Must read series
"Great read and amazinf series. Recommend all 3 books. A realistic book around character development. Wonderful blend of spiritual and cultural beliefs"
— Shae (5/5)
Return of the trickster is a fitting name.
"This book is filled with raw,rough & suspenseful drama. This story is a must read for those who appreciate the wonder of the unknown. Love Eden Robinson. So proud."
— Michele Y. (5/5)
Trickster is awesome!
"Excellent conclusion to a great series enjoyed them all!"
— Nitro (5/5)
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Published date: Mar 29, 2022
Language: English
No. of Pages: 320
Publisher: Knopf Canada
ISBN: 9780735273474
Dimensions:
5.2" W x
0.83" L x
7.99" H
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“Pure enjoyment. . . . Robinson manages to skillfully pull off a series that accomplishes a whole number of things at the same time: this novel—and the trilogy as a whole—is a thrilling, magic-realist adventure story; a compelling domestic novel that explores the various kinds of family . . . a grim ride into sadistic darkness . . . and wickedly funny, hard-edged and sardonic, tender and emotionally true.” —Toronto Star
“Epic and exhilarating. . . . Return of the Trickster offers a surreal escape into a familiar but fantastical world . . . keep[ing] up a steady rhythm of suspense and danger, building towards an inevitable and satisfying showdown. . . . Never a minimalist storyteller, Robinson takes a stacked cast of supernatural characters with dizzying intergenerational grudges and adds a few more . . . never abandon[ing] her sense of humour.” —Vancouver Sun
“[Return of the Trickster] gleefully revs into supernatural and psychedelic action and keeps up that pace through to its giddy final battle. . . . Robinson’s voice is like no other . . . [with her] dry humour and penchant for delivering an outrageous detail as a comic aside. . . .[U]nmistakable.” —Quill & Quire
“The last book in Eden Robinson’s lauded Trickster trilogy is everything at once, in a good way. It’s a page-turner dense with history and lore: gruesome . . . then suddenly hilarious.” —Chatelaine
PRAISE FOR EDEN ROBINSON
“Eden Robinson was born to be a writer.” —The Tyee
“[Robinson’s work] straddles the line between violent trauma and humour and tenderness so gracefully. . . . [Robinson] expresses the internal compass of someone’s mind in such a real way.” —Emilee Gilpin, National Observer
“What [draws] me to her [is] the darkness that exists along a remarkable sense of humour. . . . I have an attraction to darkness in a story that is literary as much as it is cultural. It comes . . . from her literary heroes, like Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King.” —Nick Mount, Quill & Quire
“[Robinson] isn’t afraid of reaching into those dark corners. . . . [T]here’s this kind of life to her and her writing. . . . I think that combination of being unafraid to look at really important and dark themes, but also approach it with this joy and life is a combination I think that’s really affecting.” —Jason Purcell, Canadian Literature Centre, Metro
Haisla/Heiltsuk novelist EDEN ROBINSON is the author of a collection of novellas called Traplines, which won the Winifred Holtby Prize in the UK. Her next novels were Monkey Beach and Blood Sports. Monkey Beach won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award for Fiction. The first book in the Trickster Trilogy, Son of a Trickster, became a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and Canada Reads. Trickster Drift, the second book in the trilogy, won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In 2017, Eden was awarded the Writers' Trust Fellowship. She lives in Kitamaat Village, BC.
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