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
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
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
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
An exhilarating tour de force . . . [James] establishes a new vision for the trilogy as a whole and confirms
Dark Star as a true epic
Moving, vivid, and thought-provoking . . . brilliant
James cements his status as a wildly inventive and lyrical storyteller
James masterfully flips the first instalment on its head . . . [A] titanic story of empire, adventure and power
Told with James' inimitable linguistic verve . . . Riotous, ultraviolent, dazzlingly inventive
A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made, with language as powerful as Angela Carter's
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
Even more gripping and inventive than its predecessor . . . like Tolkien on ayahuasca
This novel's prose style, inspired by the grammar of African languages, has an intoxicating swagger and energy
James is one of the finest writers at work today, and
Moon Witch, Spider King is a complex, enthralling novel. It is also utterly uncompromising, a book which the reader must meet on its own terms
A fantastical epic that draws on African mythology
An imaginative story that advances the trilogy in a satisfying way, deepening and expanding an already epic world
Marlon James is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling, National Book Award-finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf; the Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings; The Book of Night Women and 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 Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Born in Jamaica, Marlon James now lives in New York City.