The Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is the setting for this exciting new science fiction novel by the author of the award-winning Brown Girl in the Ring. and set her free.. . .
For only the Robber Queen\'s legendary powers can save her life .
Tan-Tan must reach into the heart of myth and become the Robber Queen herself.
Here monstrous creatures from folklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds.
Suddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree.
To young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favorite costume to wear at the festival--until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgiveable crime.
Masked Midnight Robbers waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. - -Seattle Times It\'s Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry.
Caribbean patois adorns this novel with graceful rhythms...
Beneath it lie complex, clearly evoked characters, haunting descriptions of exotic planets, and a stirring story...[This book] ought to elevate Hopkinson to star status.
A [d]eeply satisfying [ The New York Times Book Review] story of a father who has committed an unbelievable crime and a daughter who must then fight to save her own life.
After her father commits a deadly crime, Tan-Tan must flee to a savage world which forces her to reach into the heart of myth to become the Robber Queen.
The Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is the setting for this exciting new science fiction novel by the author of the award-winning Brown Girl in the Ring
