Moon Witch, Spider King
Dark Star Trilogy 2
$25.57
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
6 June 2023
Summary
The second novel in Marlon James’s revolutionary DARK STAR TRILOGY
In this mighty follow-up to his number one bestseller Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Booker-winner Marlon James once again draws on a rich tradition of African mythology, fantasy and history to tell the story of Sogolon the Moon Witch.
Part adventure story, part tale of an indomitable woman, Moon Witch, Spider King chronicles the antagonist-turned-antihero’s journey from an ostracised no-name girl, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241981795 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241981794 |
| Author: | Marlon James |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Release Date: | 6 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 38mm |
| Series: | Dark Star Trilogy |
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Moving, vivid, and thought-provoking … brilliant
An epic fable drenched in African mythology. This is work that both meets the immersive worldbuilding standard in books by Tolkien and Martin and brings to the genre a voice unlike anything seen before … It sets readers up for what will undoubtedly be a superb finale * The Boston Globe *Booker winner James’s African-inspired imaginary kingdoms mark the series out from the usual run of epic fantasies, but his uniquely supple, powerful style is even more distinctive * The Guardian *Black Leopard, Red Wolf and Moon Witch, Spider King are wildly inventive, genre-defining works of fiction on the level of The Lord Of The Rings and the Broken Earth trilogy that deserve to be studied, dissected, and argued over * AV Club *An exhilarating tour de force … [James] establishes a new vision for the trilogy as a whole and confirms Dark Star as a true epic – John BurnsideMoving, vivid, and thought-provoking … brilliant * Buzzfeed *James cements his status as a wildly inventive and lyrical storyteller * Financial Times *James masterfully flips the first instalment on its head … [A] titanic story of empire, adventure and power * Esquire *Told with James’ inimitable linguistic verve … Riotous, ultraviolent, dazzlingly inventive * Literary Hub *
A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made, with language as powerful as Angela Carter’s
* Neil Gaiman *James once again shattered my expectations … Moon Witch, Spider King is a breathtaking book, one that functions as well as a standalone as it does a sequel … This is a novel that begs to be read in one sitting * NPR *About The Author
Marlon James
Marlon James is the author of:
- A Brief History of Seven Killings (Booker Prize winner)
- Black Leopard, Red Wolf (National Book Award finalist)
- Moon Witch, Spider King (New York Times bestseller)
- The Book of Night Women
- John Crow’s Devil
In addition to the Booker Prize, his novels have won the American Book Award, the Los Angeles Times’ Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
Born in Jamaica, James lives in New York City.
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