02916cam a2200313 4500 1663435049 TxAuBib 20241020120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593868676 0593868676 5f2cb0b5-ba0c-46b5-a983-9b8fd6a1328d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10252332 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Anderson, M. T. Nicked [Libby] : A Novel. Books on Tape, 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 218MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 218MB. Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<b>"[An]&#160;uproarious saga . . . drawing on contemporary accounts, fantastical folk tales, and [Anderson's] own knack for high jinks."<i>—New York Times Book Review</i><br /> "[A] rollicking comic novel."—NPR<br /> "M. T. Anderson is one of our greatest and most precious voices."—Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians Trilogy<br /> From the award-winning and bestselling author of <i>Feed</i> comes a raucous, slyly funny, and delightfully queer work of historical fantasy, based on a bizarre but true quest to steal the mystical corpse of a long-dead saint</b><br /> The year is 1087, and a pox is sweeping through the Italian city of Bari. When a lowly monk is visited by Saint Nicholas in his dreams, he interprets the vision as a call to serve the sick. But his superiors, and the power brokers they serve, have different plans for the tender-hearted Brother Nicephorus.<br /> Enter Tyun, a charismatic treasure hunter renowned for “liberating” holy relics from their tombs. The seven-hundred-year-old bones of Saint Nicholas are rumored to weep a mysterious liquid that can heal the sick, Tyun says. For the humble price of a small fortune, he will steal the bones and deliver them to Bari, curing the plague and restoring glory to the fallen city. And Nicephorus, the “dreamer,” will be his guide.<br /> What follows is a heist for the ages, as Nicephorus is swept away on strange tides, and alongside even stranger bedfellows, to commit sacrilegious theft. Based on real historical accounts, <i>Nicked</i> is a swashbuckling saga, a medieval novel noir, a meditation on the miraculous, and a monastic meet-cute, filled with wide-eyed wonder at the world that awaits beyond our own borders. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-10-19 20:00:03. Morton, Euan. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5f2cb0b5-ba0c-46b5-a983-9b8fd6a1328d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5f2cb0b5-ba0c-46b5-a983-9b8fd6a1328d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)