{"title":"Marlon James","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"moon-witch-spider-king-the-dark-star-trilogy-paperback-james-marlon-paperback","title":"Moon Witch, Spider King -- Marlon James, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Masterfully flips the first installment on its head... James makes the mythic tantalizingly real.'\" --\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Even more brilliant than the first.\" --\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller and NPR Best Book of 2022 pick \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom Marlon James, author of the bestselling National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e, the second book in the Dark Star trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e, Sogolon the Moon Witch proved a worthy adversary to Tracker as they clashed across a mythical African landscape in search of a mysterious boy who disappeared. In \u003ci\u003eMoon Witch, Spider King\u003c\/i\u003e, Sogolon takes center stage and gives her own account of what happened to the boy, and how she plotted and fought, triumphed and failed as she looked for him. It's also the story of a century-long feud--seen through the eyes of a 177-year-old witch--that Sogolon had with the Aesi, chancellor to the king. It is said that Aesi works so closely with the king that together they are like the eight limbs of one spider. Aesi's power is considerable--and deadly. It takes brains and courage to challenge him, which Sogolon does for reasons of her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both a brilliant narrative device--seeing the story told in \u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e from the perspective of an adversary and a woman--as well as a fascinating battle between different versions of empire, \u003ci\u003eMoon Witch, Spider King\u003c\/i\u003e delves into Sogolon's world as she fights to tell her own story. Part adventure tale, part chronicle of an indomitable woman who bows to no man, it is a fascinating novel that explores power, personality, and the places where they overlap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlon James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735220218","brand":"Marlon James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43952516169956,"sku":"9780735220218","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780735220218.jpg?v=1719530033"},{"product_id":"black-leopard-red-wolf-marlon-james-paperback","title":"Black Leopard, Red Wolf -- Marlon James, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eL.A. 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Engaged to track down a mysterious boy who disappeared three years earlier, Tracker breaks his own rule of always working alone when he finds himself part of a group that comes together to search for the boy. The band is a hodgepodge, full of unusual characters with secrets of their own, including a shape-shifting man-animal known as Leopard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Tracker follows the boy's scent--from one ancient city to another; into dense forests and across deep rivers--he and the band are set upon by creatures intent on destroying them. As he struggles to survive, Tracker starts to wonder: Who, really, is this boy? Why has he been missing for so long? Why do so many people want to keep Tracker from finding him? 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