A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

T. Kingfisher

Oct 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Patricia Santomasso

About this audiobook

Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can't control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance. But Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona's city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona's worries . . .

Ratings and reviews

This was such an adorable and clever story. The creativity behind shaping this world is award-winning. Who knew dough could be helpful in battle! Too bad this is a stand-alone and not a series.

fun book that's easy to follow and a great magic system.

About the author

T. Kingfisher is the pen name of Ursula Vernon, the award-winning author of Castle Hangnail, Dragonbreath, and Nurk, among other books. She has been nominated for the Eisner and has garnered Hugo, Sequoyah, Nebula, and Ursa Major awards. She lives in North Carolina.

Patricia Santomasso's youthful voice and comic timing give heroines a warm relatability, and her surprising dips into baritone make her male characters engaging and believable. To date she has recorded over 150 audiobooks.