Chosen the best of almost 1,000 entries to the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest.
She must bargain with gods, and give birth to new legends..
With nowhere to turn, a young woman must open herself to ancient truths, eternal powers, and the tragic mystery surrounding her mother and grandmother.
But now the monied need a harvest of bodies, and so they prey upon the helpless of the streets.
The inner city has had to rediscover old ways--farming, barter, herb lore. ( The Washington Post ) The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble.
In this impressive debut from award-winning speculative fiction author Nalo Hopkinson, a young woman must solve the tragic mystery surrounding her family and bargain with the gods to save her city and herself.
Jamaica native Hopkinson weaves a compelling story of Afro-Caribbean magic, ancient spirits who rule human lives, and a young woman forced to fend for herself in a 21st-century Toronto that has fallen into economic collapse.
Chosen the best of almost 1,000 entries to the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest
