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  • Written by: Eden Robinson
  • Narrated by: Jason Ryll
  • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (225 ratings)

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Trickster Drift

Written by: Eden Robinson
Narrated by: Jason Ryll
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Publisher's Summary

Following the Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted Son of a Trickster comes Trickster Drift, the second book in Eden Robinson's captivating Trickster trilogy. 

In an effort to keep all forms of magic at bay, Jared, 17, has quit drugs and drinking. But his troubles are not over: now he's being stalked by David, his mom's ex - a preppy, khaki-wearing psycho with a proclivity for rib-breaking. And his mother, Maggie, a living, breathing badass as well as a witch, can't protect him like she used to because he's moved away from Kitimat to Vancouver for school. 

Even though he's got a year of sobriety under his belt (no thanks to his enabling, ever-partying mom), Jared also struggles with the temptation of drinking. And he's got to get his grades up, find a job that doesn't involve weed cookies, and somehow live peacefully with his Aunt Mave, who has been estranged from the family ever since she tried to "rescue" him as a baby from his mother. An indigenous activist and writer, Mave smothers him with pet names and hugs, but she is blind to the real dangers that lurk around them - the spirits and supernatural activity that fill her apartment. 

As the son of a Trickster, Jared is a magnet for magic, whether he hates it or not - he sees ghosts, he sees the monster moving underneath his Aunt Georgina's skin, he sees the creature that comes out of his bedroom wall and creepily wants to suck his toes. He also still hears the Trickster in his head, and other voices too. When the David situation becomes a crisis, Jared can't ignore his true nature any longer.

©2018 Eden Robinson (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

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Great improvement by the narrator

A great improvement on the narration over the first book. Immersive and well read.

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Fun

I enjoyed so much. I just hope there is a 3rd book coming soon !

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Loved it!

This is even better than the first. The characters and the story are excellent and I cannot wait for book 3!

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Imaginative story taking place in East Van

I could not stop listening. I love how the author weaves science, Indigenous storytelling and magic together all in the context of East Vancouver. The characters are complicated as real people are, and events are not predictable: my favorite combo! For the narrator, I was not confident in some of his pronunciations and sometimes it was very distracting. For example, there is a character that regularly says what I believe was meant to be "maman" (mom in French) but it was so strongly mispronounced, I'm not even sure that's what he was trying to say. All in all,a very enjoyable listen. Make sure to listen to the prior book in the series first!

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Exceptional

Endearingly funny and wildly imaginative, what a grand romp! It's been a while since I read the first one but I think this one was even better, and I loved that one.

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Amazing story, didn't *love* the narrator

Eden Robinson writes an AMAZING story. Cannot WAIT to read the conclusion, the characters are amazing and captivating and the story has just the right amount of magic.
Didn't love the narrator, something about his voice felt too cartoonish

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sequel even better than the first

I really liked this story. Will definitely try the next one. Basically have to with the cliff hanger ending.

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from a local

Being Indigenous and also grew up in the Fraser Valley, the only improvement could be the narrator. Only because, I know the area and expected to hear the "rez" accent. Otherwise, I love this trilogy.

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I didn’t even know books could be this good… 🤩

First couple chapters were a bit slow, but when it started going, it was amazing. I’m hooked. It’s so easy to picture what’s going on too. Honestly it one of my favourite series. I could read this over and over. It’s a good idea to read the first one though. Might get confusing.

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LOVE this trilogy

I love the magic realism of this entire trilogy. Everything is consistent within the "universe" Eden Robinson creates and you don't want to leave. Hard to "put down", so to speak.

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