THE IMPOSSIBLE BIRD [Paperback]

Patrick O'Leary (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: A Tom Doherty Associates Boo (2002)
• ASIN: B0013SEJEQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

More About the Author

PATRICK O'LEARY was born in Saginaw, Michigan. His poetry has appeared in Literary Magazines across North America. His first novel DOOR NUMBER THREE (TOR) was chosen by Publisher's Weekly as one of the best novels of the year. His second novel THE GIFT (TOR) was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and The Mythopoeic Award. His first collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry was OTHER VOICES, OTHER DOORS (Fairwood Press). His third novel THE IMPOSSIBLE BIRD (TOR) made the preliminary shortlist for the Nebula Award. His latest collection of stories is THE BLACK HEART (PS Publishing). His short stories have appeared in MARS PROBES and INFINITY PLUS One, SCIFICTION.COM, TALEBONES and THE INFINITE MATRIX. His poetry was chosen for the 17th Annual THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR. His novels have been translated into German, Russian, Japanese, Polish, French and Braille. Until recently he was a Creative Director at an advertising agency. His work has won numerous industry awards. He has traveled extensively, but he makes his home near Detroit, Mich with his wife, artist, Sandra Rice. His homepage: http://web.mac.com/paddybon/ His Blog: http://patrickoleary.wordpress.com/

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars O'Leary's Best, December 31, 2001

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Max Callodion (Scranton, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Impossible Bird (Hardcover)

If you don't have a brother, you'll wish you did by the time you are done reading The Impossible Bird -- a profound meditation on familial love wrapped in an intriguing Science Fiction plot. O'Leary's imagination and writing have never been more vibrant. Door Number 3 and The Gift are both great books, but this one blows them both away. I can't imagine there will be too many better novels published in 2002. Definitely worth checking out!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flying High, March 27, 2002

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Kathleen A. Goonan (Lakeland, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Impossible Bird (Hardcover)

Patrick O'Leary's THE IMPOSSIBLE BIRD rings all the great bells--betrayal, death, forgiveness, and absolution. Lyrical intensity intertwines the polar opposites of Kafkaesque absurdity with the roots of religious thought; the result is Truth, which strikes deep.

The above is a quote of mine, which will appear on the paperback edition. I wanted to add it to this forum.

THE IMPOSSIBLE BIRD is a wonderful book. I can't praise it enough. O'Leary's work is always strange, always original. I think that this is his best novel yet.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable science fiction, March 3, 2005

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Margaret Dybala "too many books, too little time" (Pearland, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Impossible Bird (Paperback)

I always brag that I know the end of a book within the first 20 pages -- because there is little that hasn't already been used as a plot device. I must say, I certainly did not see this one coming! I found this story very original and well written. Two brothers, close in childhood but distant as adults, suddenly find that teams of people are demanding information about their whereabouts, threatening death, kidnapping, etc. And those people don't seem to stay dead when killed. Also, we are given hints that something quit strange happened in South America to one of the brothers -- something involving a tribal chief, and maybe a hummingbird. OK, that is all I'll tell. Everything else, you have to get from the book. Read it! It's pretty good!