In store now! The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings
In a fantastical version of New Orleans where music is magic, a battle for the city’s soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song in this vibrant and imaginative debut.
The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings
Paperback £8.99
Blurb
Put on your dancing shoes and step into New Orleans as you've never seen it before in this vibrant and imaginative debut. Nola is a city of wonders. An alternate New Orleans made of music and magic, where spirits dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order.
To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. To failed magician Perilous Graves, it's simply home. Then the rhythm of the city stutters.
Nine songs of power have escaped from the magical piano that maintains the city's beat, and without them, Nola will fail. Unwilling to watch his home be destroyed, Perry will sacrifice everything to save it. But a storm is brewing and even if they capture the songs, Nola's time might be coming to an end.
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Reviews
'Wild, witty, and profound… a cosmic storm of talent' - Victor LaValle
“A hallucinatory wonder of a debut” - Walter Mosley
“His lyrics prose dances to a rhythm all its own” - Stina Leicht
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