Synopses & Reviews
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror.
IN AMERICA, DEMONS WEAR WHITE HOODS.
In 1915,
The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America, swelling the
Klan's ranks and drinking deep from the darkest thoughts of white folk.
All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the
vulnerable. They plan to bring Hell to Earth. But even Ku Kluxes can
die.
Standing in their way is Maryse Boudreaux and her fellow
resistance fighters, a foul-mouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem
Hellfighter. Armed with blade, bullet, and bomb, they hunt their hunters
and send the Klan's demons straight to Hell. But something awful's
brewing in Macon, and the war on Hell is about to heat up.
Can Maryse stop the Klan before it ends the world?
Review
"Feverishly inventive period adventure....At once rousing, boisterous, and clever." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
Review
"Readers will be both
captivated and entertained by this fast-paced alternate history, which doubles as a meditation on the all-consuming power of hate and violence." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Review
"Clark's latest is set in a
visceral world, steeped in historical detail and full of engaging
characters, that asks the question, 'Who is to blame for the hate that hate made?'." Booklist (Starred Review)
Synopsis
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Dj l Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror
"A fantastical, brutal and thrilling triumph of the imagination...Clark's combination of historical and political reimagining is cathartic, exhilarating and fresh." --The New York Times
A New York Times Editor's Choice Pick
A Booklist Editor's Choice Pick
A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist
Named a Best of 2020 Pick for NPR Library Journal Book Riot LitReactor Bustle
IN AMERICA, DEMONS WEAR WHITE HOODS.
In 1915, The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America, swelling the Klan's ranks and drinking deep from the darkest thoughts of white folk. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable. They plan to bring Hell to Earth. But even Ku Kluxes can die.
Standing in their way is Maryse Boudreaux and her fellow resistance fighters, a foul-mouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter. Armed with blade, bullet, and bomb, they hunt their hunters and send the Klan's demons straight to Hell. But something awful's brewing in Macon, and the war on Hell is about to heat up.
Can Maryse stop the Klan before it ends the world?
About the Author
Born in New York and raised mostly in Houston, P. Djèlí Clark spent the formative years of his life in the
homeland of his parents, Trinidad and Tobago. P. Djèlí Clark is the
author of the novellas The Black God's Drums, winner of a 2019 Alex
Award from the American Library Association; The Haunting of Tram Car
015; and A Dead Djinn in Cairo. His short story "The Secret Lives of the
Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" (Fireside Fiction) has earned
him both a Nebula and Locus award. He is loosely associated with the
quarterly FIYAH: A Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction and an
infrequent reviewer at Strange Horizons. He currently resides in New
England and ruminates on issues of diversity in speculative fiction.