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Abeni's Song

P Djèlí Clark

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Starscape Books
25 July 2023
Series: Abeni's Song
"IN DARKNESS, A SONG CAN LEAD THE WAY. BEWARE WHICH ONE YOU LISTEN TO.

Abeni's Song by award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark is the enchanting beginning of an epic West African and African Diaspora-inspired fantasy adventure for middle-grade readers about a reluctant apprentice to magic and the stolen villagers she sets out to save.

""Lush and magical."" --KWAME MBALIA - ""Astonishing."" --MARK OSHIRO - ""Abeni's story will sweep you away."" --AMANDA FOODY

On the day of the Harvest Festival, the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni's village with a terrible message:

You ignored my warnings. It's too late to run. They are coming.

Warriors with burning blades storm the village. A man with a cursed flute plays an impossibly alluring song. And everyone Abeni has ever known and loved is captured and marched toward far-off ghost ships set for even more distant lands.

But not Abeni.

Abeni is magically whisked away by the old woman. In the forest, Abeni begins her unwanted magical apprenticeship, her journey to escape the witch, and her impossible mission to bring her people home.

Abeni's Song is the beginning of a timeless, enchanting fantasy adventure about a reluctant apprentice, a team of spirit kids, and the village they set out to save."

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Imprint:   Starscape Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 219mm,  Width: 148mm,  Spine: 29mm
Weight:   404g
ISBN:   9781250825827
ISBN 10:   1250825822
Series:   Abeni's Song
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Born in New York and raised mostly in Houston, P. DJELI CLARK spent the formative years of his life in the homeland of his parents, Trinidad and Tobago. He is the author of the novel A Master of Djinn and the novellas Ring Shout, The Black God's Drums, and The Haunting of Tram Car 015. He has won the Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards and been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon Awards. His stories have appeared in online venues such as Tor.com, Daily Science Fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Apex, Lightspeed, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and in print anthologies, including Griots, Hidden Youth, and Clockwork Cairo. He is also a founding member of FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction and an infrequent reviewer at Strange Horizons.

Reviews for Abeni's Song

Abeni's Song is simply unlike anything else in the field. An astonishing adventure that managed to thrill, scare, and delight, all while telling a story that is beautifully complicated and moving. Middle grade readers, meet your new favorite author. --Mark Oshiro, award winning author of The Insiders Praise for P. Djeli Clark: Winner of the Nebula, Alex, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards ALA's RUSA Reading List Fantasy Winner One of Speculative Fiction's Rising Stars (Goodreads) Perfect --NPR on The Haunting of Tram Car 015 A fantastical, brutal and thrilling triumph. --New York Times Book Review on Ring Shout Rousing, boisterous, and clever. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on Ring Shout Readers will be both captivated and entertained. --Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Ring Shout Sure to wow. --Publishers Weekly, starred review, on A Master of Djinn


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