There are plenty of quiet, thoughtful scenes interspersed.
Ring Shout is not a non-stop action ride. The story starts with action: Marlyse Boudreux and her compatriots Chef (the Harlem Hellfighter) and Sadie (she of the foul mouth and the perfect aim) take down a trio of Ku Kluxes – demonic beings in human form who move among humans fomenting hatred and discord. The year is 1915, the place is Macon, Georgia. In Ring Shout, Clark gives us a new magical alternate-history setting. I’m very much looking forward to A Master of Djinn (forthcoming in 2021), which continues the adventures of characters from Haunting and “Dead Djinn.” In the meantime, we have Clark’s latest novella, Ring Shout. The Black God’s Drums, The Haunting of Tram Car 015 and “A Dead Djinn in Cairo” all blew me away with strong characters, intriguing magic systems, recognizable locations (New Orleans and Cairo) and high stakes. Djèlí Clark has become an author I just trust will deliver great supernatural alternate-history narratives. But something awful's brewing in Macon, and the war on Hell is about to heat up.Ĭan Maryse stop the Klan before it ends the world? Armed with blade, bullet, and bomb, they hunt their hunters and send the Klan's demons straight to Hell. Standing in their way is Maryse Boudreaux and her fellow resistance fighters, a foul-mouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable.
In 1915, The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America, swelling the Klan's ranks and drinking deep from the darkest thoughts of white folk. 192 pages, Tordotcom, ISBN 9781250767028 (hardcover, e-book, audio)ĭESCRIPTION: (from Goodreads): IN AMERICA, DEMONS WEAR WHITE HOODS.
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