{"product_id":"black-gods-drums-paperback","title":"Black God's Drums - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. Djeli Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRising science fiction and fantasy star P. Dj l  Clark brings an alternate New Orleans of orisha, airships, and adventure to life in his immersive debut novella \u003ci\u003eThe Black God's Drums\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Award Winner \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eMidnight Robber\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon, Creeper, Oya, and the crew of the \u003ci\u003eMidnight Robber\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A sinewy mosaic of Haitian sky pirates, wily street urchins, and orisha magic. Beguiling and bombastic \"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Scott Westerfeld\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in New York and raised mostly in Houston, P. DJÈLÍ CLARK spent the formative years of his life in the homeland of his parents, Trinidad and Tobago. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eDaily Science Fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Lightspeed\u003c\/i\u003e, Tor.com and in print anthologies including \u003ci\u003eGriots I \u0026amp; II, Steamfunk, Myriad Lands\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHidden Youth\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Black God's Drums \u003c\/i\u003eis his debut novella.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alex Awards (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hugo Award (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739159236671,"sku":"9781250294715","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7014934b4f856af3e8ef57d821fcf781.webp?v=1765155729","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/black-gods-drums-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}