Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy this song for New Orleans, the city of music, magic, and dreams. But a storm is brewing, and the Haint of All Haints is awake. The Ballad of Perilous Graves is not only an engrossing adventure but a potent homage to the beating heart of one of the world's most magical cities. Unwilling to watch his home be destroyed, Perry will sacrifice everything to save it. The Ballad of Perilous Graves is the debut of a cosmic storm of talent.Victor LaValle, Music is magic in this vibrant and imaginative debut novel set in a. 'A spectacularly original re-imagining of the myths and legends of New Orleans brought vividly to life through Jennings' wondrous prose. 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. Fantasy / Contemporary, Magical Realism, African American / General Item Width. A stunning debut that is sure to become a classic. This is kind of a crazy ride where, if you don’t read slowly and carefully enough, you might miss some important details, and maybe an entire world. The Ballad of Perilous Graves takes readers on a glorious, gorgeously sinister, and phantasmagorical journey through New Orleans, in the company of an unforgettable hero and a cast of magical characters so real I ached to live in their world. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. The Ballad of Perilous Graves drops the reader straight into a magical alternate version of New Orleans, but it’s really so much more than that.

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 vibrant and imaginative debut novel set in a fantastical verison of New Orleans: a battle for the city's soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song.

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