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(Bingo: Pajiba) All shall fade into the whiteness of death

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

August 19, 2019 by sistercoyote 8 Comments

I was keenly intrigued upon reading both the Pajiba post about this one and I think also possibly Big Idea on Scalzi’s website but I’m not certain about that. I just know I saw a fair amount of press and was very interested in reading James’ take on an epic fantasy world beginning from an African perspective. “Children cannot help how they are born, they had no choice in it. Choosing to be a fool, though . . .” (Kindle loc 1020) Unfortunately, I am […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, African setting, bingo: Pajiba, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Dark Fantasy, everybody lies, feminism, Fiction, first of a series, Grimdark, lgbt, magic, not for me, read POC, sistercoyote

sistercoyote's CBR11 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, African setting, bingo: Pajiba, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Dark Fantasy, everybody lies, feminism, Fiction, first of a series, Grimdark, lgbt, magic, not for me, read POC, sistercoyote ·
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