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The Wind City Paperback – November 20, 2013

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Wellington. The wind city. New Zealand’s home of art and culture, but darker forces, forgotten forces, are starting to reappear. Aotearoa’s displaced iwi atua – the patupaiarehe, taniwha, and ponaturi of legend – have decided to make Wellington their home, and while some have come looking for love, others have arrived in search of blood. A war is coming, and few can stand in their way. Saint (lovably fearless, temporarily destitute, currently unable to find a shirt) may be our only hope. Tony, suddenly unemployed and potentially a taniwha herself, has little choice but to accept the role her bloodline dictates. And Hinewai, who fell with the rain? If she can’t find her one true love, there’s a good chance that none will live to see the morning. Wellington will never be the same again. “The Wind City is a startling debut novel for a nineteen-year-old writer. More to the point, this is a startling novel for a writer of any age, at any stage of their career: first book or tenth.” – James Guthrie, Wellingtonista “A rollicking contemporary fairy tale set within an instantly recognisable Wellington. It’s whimsical, fast-paced, and packed with a cast of wise-cracking atua who could talk the leg off of Matt Smith’s Dr Who.” – Sarah Dunn “Wise-cracking main characters... a keen sense of humour... this book makes an excellent start to what will, no doubt, be an illustrious writing career.” – SFFANZ Reviews “The Wind City will be remembered for more than just its cast of outlandish otherworldly identities... [it is a] well-researched expose on the creatures of Maori folklore, a hitherto largely-unexplored subject in our history of modern-day storytelling.” – Waikato Times “A whirlwind tour of Wellington that will change the way you see the capital city forever... Summer Wigmore has captured the heart of Wellington, and the soul too.” – Beattie’s Book Blog

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332 pages
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November 20, 2013
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5.25 x 0.83 x 8 inches
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0992257808
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978-0992257804
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Steam Press (November 20, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0992257808
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0992257804
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.83 x 8 inches

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Not the same old fantasy

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2016

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This is a first novel by a new fantasy writer, and it takes about a quarter of the book to really get going, but when she hits her stride it's a lot of fun.

I love fantasy novels, but I admit to getting tired of so many of them being based on that same old vaguely Medieval white European setting, with elves and dwarves and fairies. So "The Wind City" was a refreshing change. It's fantasy based on New Zealand mythology, and instead of the same old, same old, it has water spirits and mountain spirits and wind spirits and the spirit of light rain. The two main characters also don't fit into the usual hero category. One of them is dreadfully misled by a spirit, into becoming a power of destruction, while the other finds herself to actually be a water spirit.

And I'll credit it with this: It has some of the best depictions of non-romantic friendships I've ever read. Nary a romance in sight.

I almost docked it a star for the slowness of the start, but this is a writer I want to encourage. If you do decide to read it, just hang in there for the first little bit. Trust me, by the end of the book you'll have a hard time putting it down.

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Claire

Fun, fascinating, original, read it

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2014

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Reading The Wind City by Summer Wigmore is like the best sort of birthday, where you get everything you asked for and, best of all, things you never even thought to hope for.

I knew I wanted a fun, joyful fantasy story that made me laugh out loud. I knew I wanted a diverse cast of characters. I did not know, before reading this book, how much I needed to see myself and my friends in a story.

In The Wind City, characters slide Princess Bride quotes into appropriate situations, and characters think things like, “Hey! I’m being a dashing hero!” And it’s not just for laughs or for comedic effect, it’s because that’s what real people do, that’s the language of tropes and references that so many people of my generation speak.

Characters who find out that they’re walking among legends have a variety of reactions, and one is “I will befriend all these mythical beings!” and one is “I will research them!”—a beautiful breath of fresh air after years of watching characters in other fiction have identical textbook responses to discovering magic.

In The Wind City, you will fall in love with Tony, and Saint, and Steffan, and Hinewai, and everyone… and there will come a moment, about halfway through this novel overflowing with wit and wonder, when you realize that any one of them could die.

If there are any flaws in this book, I was having far too much fun to notice. I have read this book twice now and know I'll keep rereading it for a smile for years.

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Stal Harrison

A charming fantasy story in the vein of American Gods or Divine Misfortune but with geeks and quadrants

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2013

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Rating: 4.5/5 stars

The Wind City is an enjoyable read in the vein of Divine Misfortune or Monster (both by A Lee Martinez). An urban fantasy full of characters that have depth and motivation. The prose is clearly born of the internet generation, from the youth that has grown up being allowed to revel in being geeks and making geek humor and finding support for being who you are. And in many ways, this book makes those very points.

I read the Kindle version, and there may be some issues in the copy, given that there were places where the prose seemed to lack proper punctuation or polish. But what was initially jarring added to the charm of the book by the end. That lack of polish and shine, while charming, does detract from the book slightly, though. It just feels like it could've used one or two more edits on that front. And that is my only complaint and reason I deduct half a star from the rating.

It is a quick read, I read it over about two days while traveling and plenty of breaks. But it is a fun read. If you enjoy urban fantasy books, if you enjoy American Gods and fun adventurous reads by the likes of A Lee Martinez, if you enjoy books about a mythology base that is unseen in typical western culture, you will love this book.

And as a bonus, if the notion of quadrants, moirails, kismessitudes, and so forth mean anything to you, you will especially enjoy this book.

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Quite slow start and unlikeable characters

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2019

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This book was all over the place. It started very slowly and its denouement was pretty unsatisfying. As you can tell, it didn't really thrill me. I didn't connect with any of the characters, really.

It is good that someone is stepping out of the normal European fantasy, though: Good on ya, Summer!

There's the very trendy pan-sexuality, of course, which works with 'fae', I suppose. LOL!

It'd be great if NZ writers could write a little less dark and broody, though.

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2013

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The book came with a lot of understated, but intense, enthusiasm from the publishers - and in the end I think they may have undersold. It's a remarkably confident first novel - the name that most frequently came to mind was Neil Gaiman (specifically the Gaiman of Neverwhere), but I'd say there was some Kelly Link in there as well. Well worth your time.

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Trish Shirley

the most important thing about this book for me was the strong sense of place.(I know Wellington quite well from several visits)

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2018

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This book is excellent. I loved it; original, inventive, and a brilliantly Kiwi take on things. I'd love to read more from this author.

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Claudie

This is such a wonderful story, entrancing from start to finish

Reviewed in Canada on March 5, 2016

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THIS BOOK. Man. I need to shove this book into everyone's hands RIGHT NOW. This is such a wonderful story, entrancing from start to finish, and I love everyone in it. I just want to hug every single character and hang out with them and just -- *breathes*

I'm very glad I somehow stumbled upon this book. As a canadian, urban fantasy with Maori myths was super refreshing and mysterious, and I kept getting more and more excited about the diverse cast, and the complexity of characters, and how smoothly the story flowed, slowly building into a disaster, leaving you with a solid case of book hangover.

10/10, would get my feelings destroyed again, thank you.

MaraMori

Very good

Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2020

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A very, very good book. Loved the mixing of reality, established folklore tropes, and Maori legends all together. I really enjoyed learning more about Maori myth because I don't that much about it, so it was very enjoyable and educational as well. A truly fantastic book.

Zeph Something

A grand adventure

Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2019

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It’s honestly one of my favourite books. If you like Any of Of old fae in modern urban settings its one of my top recs!

Edit, 2021: y’all this book is still so good and I have bought at this point easily a dozen copies because I keep loaning it out and then telling people they can keep it 😆

Tykka

Great

Reviewed in Germany on June 23, 2017

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Interesting setting; good story. I love it! Dear Summer Wigmore, please write more books like this. I promise, I buy them all, even if they do not contain sea-monster-gods.

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