![]() ![]() 'Told with James' inimitable linguistic verve. titanic story of empire, adventure and power' Esquire 'James masterfully flips the first instalment on its head. His novel A Brief History of Seven Killings won the 2015 Man Booker Prize. He is the author of the New York Times-bestseller Black Leopard, Red Wolf, which was a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction in 2019. 'A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made, with language as powerful as Angela Carter's' Neil Gaiman Marlon James was born in Jamaica in 1970. Offering Sogolon's 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 modern. ![]() Part adventure story, part tale of an indomitable woman, Moon Witch, Spider King 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. ![]() In this mighty follow-up to his number one bestseller Black Leopard, Red Wolf, 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. *Perfect for fans of Pratchett, George R. 'Even more gripping and inventive than its predecessor. Marlon James was born in Jamaica in 1970. THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE REVOLUTIONARY DARK STAR TRILOGY He is the author of the New York Times-bestseller Black Leopard, Red Wolf, which was a finalist for the National. Moon Witch, Spider King: Dark Star Trilogy 2 ![]()
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