The Black God’s Drums

Rising science fiction and fantasy star P. Djl Clark brings an alternate New Orleans of orisha, airships, and adventure to life in his immersive debut novellaThe Black God’s Drums.

In an alternate New Orleans caught in the tangle of the American Civil War, the wall-scaling girl named Creeper yearns to escape the streets for the air–in particular, by earning a spot on-board the airshipMidnight Robber. Creeper plans to earn Captain Ann-Marie’s trust with information she discovers about a Haitian scientist and a mysterious weapon he calls The Black God’s Drums.

But Creeper also has a secret herself: Oya, the African orisha of the wind and storms, speaks inside her head, and may have her own ulterior motivations.

Soon, Creeper, Oya, and the crew of theMidnight Robberare pulled into a perilous mission aimed to stop the Black God’s Drums from being unleashed and wiping out the entirety of New Orleans.

Born in New York and raised mostly in Houston, P. Djl Clarkspent the formative years of his life in the homeland of his parents, Trinidad and Tobago. His writing has appeared inDaily Science Fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Lightspeed, Tor.com and in print anthologies includingGriots I & II, Steamfunk, Myriad LandsandHidden Youth.The Black God’s Drumsis his debut novella.

• Publisher: Tordotcom (August 21, 2018)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 112 pages
• ISBN-10: 1250294711
• ISBN-13: 9781250294715
• Item Weight: 4.9 ounces
• Dimensions: 5 x 0.27 x 8 inches