An epic fable drenched in African mythology. This is work that both meets the immersive worldbuilding standard in books by Tolkien and Martin and brings to the genre a voice unlike anything seen before . . . It sets readers up for what will undoubtedly be a superb finale * The Boston Globe *
Booker winner James's African-inspired imaginary kingdoms mark the series out from the usual run of epic fantasies, but his uniquely supple, powerful style is even more distinctive * The Guardian *
Black Leopard, Red Wolf and
Moon Witch, Spider King are wildly inventive, genre-defining works of fiction on the level of
The Lord Of The Rings and the Broken Earth trilogy that deserve to be studied, dissected, and argued over * AV Club *
An exhilarating tour de force . . . [James] establishes a new vision for the trilogy as a whole and confirms
Dark Star as a true epic -- John Burnside
Moving, vivid, and thought-provoking . . . brilliant * Buzzfeed *
James cements his status as a wildly inventive and lyrical storyteller * Financial Times *
James masterfully flips the first instalment on its head . . . [A] titanic story of empire, adventure and power * Esquire *
Told with James' inimitable linguistic verve . . . Riotous, ultraviolent, dazzlingly inventive * Literary Hub *
A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made, with language as powerful as Angela Carter's
* Neil Gaiman *
James once again shattered my expectations . . .
Moon Witch, Spider King is a breathtaking book, one that functions as well as a standalone as it does a sequel . . . This is a novel that begs to be read in one sitting * NPR *
Even more gripping and inventive than its predecessor . . . like Tolkien on ayahuasca * Observer *
This novel's prose style, inspired by the grammar of African languages, has an intoxicating swagger and energy * Slate *
James is one of the finest writers at work today, and
Moon Witch, Spider King is a complex, enthralling novel. It is also utterly uncompromising, a book which the reader must meet on its own terms * Toronto Star *
A fantastical epic that draws on African mythology * The New York Times *
An imaginative story that advances the trilogy in a satisfying way, deepening and expanding an already epic world
* Time *
