Unwilling to watch his home be destroyed, Perry will sacrifice everything to save it.
Nine songs of power have escaped from the piano that maintains the city’s beat, and without them, Nola will fail. So when the city’s Great Magician starts appearing in odd places and essential songs are forgotten, Perry realizes trouble is afoot. 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. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. Music is magic in this 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. Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo,, Better World Books Genres: fantasy, magical realism, urban fantasy
Source: purchased from Audible, supplied by publisher via Edelweissįormats available: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook ‘A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight.The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings ‘Alex Jennings writes with an energy and a profusion of imagination and vividness that carries you off. A stunning debut that is sure to become a classic’ Elizabeth Hand ‘A wild, dark and joyful love song to New Orleans, the power of stories, and hope in the face of destruction’ H. The electric prose leaps off the page in a riot of colours and sounds’ Leslye Penelope ‘An enchanting, energetic, wild ride of a story set to a staccato melody. ‘Gripping and inventive fantasy’ Guardian ‘ A hallucinatory wonder of a debut‘ Walter Mosley Praise for The Ballad of Perilous Graves: But a storm is brewing and even if they capture the songs, Nola’s time might be coming to an end. Nine songs of power have escaped from the magical piano that maintains the city’s beat, and without them, Nola will fail. To failed magician Perilous Graves, it’s simply home. An alternate New Orleans made of music and magic, where spirits dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. Put on your dancing shoes and step into New Orleans as you’ve never seen it before in this vibrant and imaginative debut.
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