The Black God's Drums

<p><b>Rising science fiction and fantasy star P. Djèlí Clark brings an alternate New Orleans of orisha, airships, and adventure to life in his immersive debut novella <i>The Black God's Drums</i>.</b><br><br><b>Alex Award Winner!<br></b><br>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 on-board the airship <i>Midnight Robber</i>. 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Soon, Creeper, Oya, and the crew of the <i>Midnight Robber</i> 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.<br><br><b>“A sinewy mosaic of Haitian sky pirates, wily street urchins, and orisha magic. Beguiling and bombastic!”—<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Scott Westerfeld</b></p>