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The Black God's Drums

By: P. Djeli Clark
Narrated by: Channie Waites
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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 onboard the airship Midnight 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 the Midnight Robber are pulled into a perilous mission aimed to stop the Black God's Drums from being unleashed and wiping out the entirety of New Orleans.

©2018 P. Djeli Clark (P)2019 Recorded Books Fantasy Fiction Historical Science Fiction Steampunk
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Worth it for the New Orleans setting + gods originating from West Africa but I think the story per se was alright but didn't blow me away

loved the setting, story was ok but not thrilling

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I love all the author's books, novellas, and short stories that I have been reading lately. This one was a precious surprise. It took me a little bit to get used to the accents, but they only made the audiobook more rich.

Loved the story

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This is a great little story, full of great people and god's. Set in old Free Orleans around the American revolution. I liked the writing very much and will look for more by this author.

Good narrator. The story has some Creole speech but I'm English and I got the gist of most of it.

Creole fairytale

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voice acting was brilliant and added atmosphere. this short story can be read in one day but has so much going on.

great short story

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I love the genre and this book is one of the best I’ve listen to.

Great African fantasy!

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