The Black God's Drums

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P. Djèlí Clark: The Black God's Drums (2018)

111 pages

English language

Published Nov. 17, 2018

ISBN:
978-1-250-29471-5
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OCLC Number:
1033576160

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5 stars (2 reviews)

"Creeper, a scrappy young teen, is done living on the streets of New Orleans. Her sights are set on securing passage aboard Captain Ann-Marie's smuggler airship Midnight Robber, earning the captain's trust using a secret about a kidnapped Haitian scientist and a mysterious weapon he calls the Black God's Drums. But Creeper keeps another secret close to her heart-- Oya, the African orisha of the wind and storms, who speaks inside her head and grants her divine powers. And Oya has her own priorities..." -- Page [4] of cover.

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reviewed The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

Great little story

5 stars

It's truly remarkable how much world building Djèlí Clark was able to fit into this rather short tale without it being in the way of the story. The first person narration by Creeper drew me right in abd the setting is basically everything I could demand (New Orleans, airships, a queer airship captain etc.). I recommend listening to the audiobook as it's narreted in the fitting various patois and thus adds to the atmosphere of the book. I'd love to have a follow-up or another story set in this universe.

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Subjects

  • Weapons
  • Fiction
  • African American teenagers
  • Pirates
  • Airships

Places

  • New Orleans (La.)