THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE REVOLUTIONARY DARK STAR TRILOGY<\/b>
‘Even more gripping and inventive than its predecessor . . . like Tolkien on ayahuasca’ Observer<\/i><\/b>
*Perfect for fans of Pratchett, George R. R. Martin and Octavia Butler*<\/b><\/p>\n
In this mighty follow-up to his number one bestseller Black Leopard, Red Wolf<\/i>, 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.<\/p>\n
Part adventure story, part tale of an indomitable woman, Moon Witch, Spider King<\/i> chronicles the antagonist-turned-antihero’s journey from an ostracised no-name girl, hated by her brothers and made to live in a termite hill, to a woman with fully developed powers engaged in a long-standing feud with the Aesi, chancellor to the king.<\/p>\n
Offering Sogolon’s version of the events of Black Leopard, Red Wolf<\/i>, Moon Witch, Spider King <\/i>is an unforgettable exploration of power, resistance and revenge set in a world at once ancient and startlingly modern.<\/p>\n
‘A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made, with language as powerful as Angela Carter’s’ Neil Gaiman<\/b>
‘James masterfully flips the first instalment on its head . . . [A] titanic story of empire, adventure and power’ Esquire<\/i><\/b>
‘Told with James’ inimitable linguistic verve . . . Riotous, ultraviolent, dazzlingly inventive’ Literary Hub<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Marlon James draws on a rich tradition of African mythology, fantasy and history to imagine a mythic world, a lost child, a 177-year-old witch, a deadly regal chancellor, and a mystery with many answers. Part adventure tale, part chronicle of an indomitable woman – the witch Sogolon – who bows to no man, this is an unforgettable exploration of power, personality, and the places where they overlap, set in a world at once ancient and startlingly modern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[225],"product_tag":[69,151],"class_list":["post-97442","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-sci-fi-fantasy","product_tag-historical-fiction","product_tag-myth-legend-told-as-fiction","pa_book_author-james-marlon","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-813-6-edition23","pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","pa_imprint-penguin-books","pa_language-english","pa_pages-xxviii-626","pa_publisher-penguin-books","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n