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Title details for The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark - Available

The Black God's Drums

by P. Djèlí Clark
Channie Waites
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In 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 Midnight Robber. 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. But 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. Soon, Creeper, Oya, and the crew of the Midnight Robber 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.

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    March 19, 2019

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      • ISBN: 9781980031857
      • File size: 88695 KB
      • Duration: 03:04:46

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Channie Waites's voice and Cajun accent transport the listener to the streets of a steampunk post-Confederate version of New Orleans, neutral territory in a world in which the South has won the Civil War and slavery still exists. Creeper, a black girl living on the streets, only dreams of getting away in one of the airships visiting the city. By chance, she hears about a kidnapped scientist and his secret weapon. She makes a bargain with Captain Ann-Marie to try to rescue him and to leave the streets, but the deed will not be easy for any of them. This is a fast-paced adventure in which the gods are very much alive, and one can feel New Orleans' vivid atmosphere. E.D. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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