Ring Shout
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Synopsis:
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror
"A fantastical, brutal and thrilling triumph of the imagination...Clark's combination of historical and political reimagining is cathartic, exhilarating and fresh." -The New York Times
A 2021 Nebula Award Winner!
A 2021 Locus Award Winner!
A 2021 Hugo Award Finalist!
A 2021 World Fantasy Award Finalist!
A 2021 Ignyte Award Finalist!
A 2021 Shirley Jackson Award Finalist!
A 2021 AAMBC Literary Award Finalist!
A 2021 British Fantasy Award Finalist!
A New York Times Editor's Choice Pick!
A Booklist Editor's Choice Pick!
A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist!
A 2020 SIBA Award Finalist!
Featured on the 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Shortlist!
Named a Best of 2020 Pick for NPR | Library Journal | Book Riot | LitReactor | Bustle | Polygon | Washington Post
IN AMERICA, DEMONS WEAR WHITE HOODS.
In 1915, The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America, swelling the Klan's ranks and drinking deep from the darkest thoughts of white folk. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable. They plan to bring Hell to Earth. But even Ku Kluxes can die.
Standing in their way is Maryse Boudreaux and her fellow resistance fighters, a foul-mouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter. Armed with blade, bullet, and bomb, they hunt their hunters and send the Klan's demons straight to Hell. But something awful's brewing in Macon, and the war on Hell is about to heat up.
Can Maryse stop the Klan before it ends the world?
Excerpt:
There’s a bunch parading down Third Street, wearing white robes and pointed hoods. Not a one got their face covered. I hear them first Klans after the Civil War hid behind pillowcases and flour sacks ...
About the Author:
Born 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. He is the Hugo and Sturgeon nominated author of the novellas The Black God's Drums and The Haunting of Tram Car 015. His short story "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" (Fireside Fiction) has earned him both a Nebula and Locus award. Clark lives in Connecticut.