The ballad of perilous graves / Alex Jennings.
"Music is magic in this vibrant and imaginative debut novel set in a fantastical version of New Orleans where a battle for the city's soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song. Nola is a city full of wonders. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. To Perilous Graves, it's simply home. In a world of everyday miracles, Perry might not have a talent for magic, but he does know Nola's rhythm as intimately as his own heartbeat. So when the city's Great Magician starts appearing in odd places and essential songs are forgotten, Perry realizes trouble is afoot. Nine songs of power have escaped from the 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 the Haint of All Haints is awake. Nola's time might be coming to an end. Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy this song for New Orleans, the city of music, magic, and dreams."-- Amazon
Record details
- ISBN: 9780759557192
- ISBN: 0759557195
- Physical Description: 456 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Redhook, 2022.
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Subject: | Mages > Fiction. Music > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Wraiths > Fiction. New Orleans (La.) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Novels. |
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The Ballad of Perilous Graves
"Funny, wild, witty, and profound." âVictor LaValle "A wild and wonderful debut, teeming with music, family and art." -- New York Times "Magical, lyrical, gritty, otherworldly...hype like Bayou Classic in the 90s." --P. Djèlà Clark One of the Best Fantasy Books of 2022: New York Times ; Oprah Daily ; Vulture; Gizmodo; Boston Public Library A fun and fantastical love letter to New Orleans unfolds when a battle for the city's soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song in this wildly imaginative debut. Nola is a city full of wonders. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. To Perilous Graves, it's simply home. Perry knows Nola's rhythm as intimately as his own heartbeat. So when the city's Great Magician starts appearing in odd places and essential songs are forgotten, Perry knows trouble is afoot. Nine songs of power have escaped from the 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 the Haint of All Haints is awake. Nola's time might be coming to an end.