Nalo Hopkinson Books
Nalo Hopkinson is a writer and editor whose works draw deeply from Caribbean history and language. Her science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories are rooted in the traditions of oral and written storytelling that have shaped Caribbean culture. Hopkinson masterfully weaves these influences together, creating distinctive literary worlds. Her writing offers readers a fresh perspective on familiar genres through the lens of a postcolonial Caribbean voice.
Midnight Robber
- 329 pages
- 12 hours of reading
An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here.It's Carnival time, and the Carribean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance and pageantry. Masked "Midnight Robbers" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. But to young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favourite costume to wear at the festival--until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgivable crime. Suddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree. Here monstrous creatures from folklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds. Here Tan-Tan must reach into the heart of myth--and become the Robber Queen herself. For only the Robber Queen's legendary powers can save her life...and set her free.
"The souls trapped in the Dreaming are restless, seeking any help they can attain to escape from their "predeceased" state. Erzulie calls upon the spider-god of stories, Anansi, to assist her in unraveling the truth behind her own history. But can Anansi be trusted with any truths he finds?"--Amazon
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