THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE REVOLUTIONARY DARK STAR TRILOGYEven more gripping and inventive than its predecessor like Tolkien on ayahuasca ObserverPerfect for fans of Pratchett George R R Martin and Octavia ButlerIn this mighty followup to his number one bestseller Black Leopard Red Wolf Bookerwinner Marlon James once again draws on a rich tradition of African mythology fantasy and history to tell the story of Sogolon the Moon WitchPart adventure story part tale of an indomitable woman Moon Witch Spider King chronicles the antagonistturnedantiheros journey from an ostracised noname girl hated by her brothers and made to live in a termite hill to a woman with fully developed powers engaged in a longstanding feud with the Aesi chancellor to the kingOffering Sogolons version of the events of Black Leopard Red Wolf Moon Witch Spider King is an unforgettable exploration of power resistance and revenge set in a world at once ancient and startlingly modernA fantasy world as wellrealized as anything Tolkien made with language as powerful as Angela Carters Neil GaimanJames masterfully flips the first instalment on its head A titanic story of empire adventure and power EsquireTold with James inimitable linguistic verve Riotous ultraviolent dazzlingly inventive Literary Hub
