The Black God’s Drums

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Libro electrónico, 112 páginas

Idioma English

Publicado el 20 de agosto de 2018 por Tom Doherty Associates.

ISBN:
978-1-250-29470-8
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In an alternate New Orleans caught in the tangle of the American Civil War, the wall-scaling girl named Creeper yearns to escape the streets for the air—in particular, by earning a spot on-board the airship Midnight Robber. Creeper plans to earn Captain Ann-Marie’s trust with information she discovers about a Haitian scientist and a mysterious weapon he calls The Black God’s Drums.

But Creeper also has a secret herself: Oya, the African orisha of the wind and storms, speaks inside her head, and may have her own ulterior motivations.

Soon, Creeper, Oya, and the crew of the Midnight Robber are pulled into a perilous mission aimed to stop the Black God’s Drums from being unleashed and wiping out the entirety of New Orleans.

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reseñó The Black God's Drums de P. Djèlí Clark

Great little story

It's truly remarkable how much world building Djèlí Clark was able to fit into this rather short tale without it being in the way of the story. The first person narration by Creeper drew me right in abd the setting is basically everything I could demand (New Orleans, airships, a queer airship captain etc.). I recommend listening to the audiobook as it's narreted in the fitting various patois and thus adds to the atmosphere of the book. I'd love to have a follow-up or another story set in this universe.

Temas

  • Weapons
  • Fiction
  • African American teenagers
  • Pirates
  • Airships

Lugares

  • New Orleans (La.)