Blackheart Man - by Nalo Hopkinson (Paperback) by Hopkinson, Nalo

Available from Nook & Cranny Books when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

The magical island of Chynchin is facing conquerors from abroad and something sinister from within in this “immersive…engaging” ( Kirkus Reviews ) Caribbean-inspired dark fantasy from the Grand Master Award–winning author Nalo Hopkinson. Veycosi, in training as a griot (a historian and musician), hopes to sail off to examine the rare Alamat Book of Light and thus secure a spot for himself on Chynchin’s Colloquium of scholars. However, unexpected events prevent that from happening. Fifteen Ymisen