



So when the city’s Great Magician starts appearing in odd places and essential songs are forgotten, Perry knows trouble is afoot. Perry knows Nola’s rhythm as intimately as his own heartbeat.

To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. One of the Best Fantasy Books of 2022: New York Times Oprah Daily Vulture Gizmodo Boston Public LibraryĪ fun and fantastical love letter to New Orleans unfolds when a battle for the city's soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song in this wildly imaginative debut. "Magical, lyrical, gritty, otherworldly…hype like Bayou Classic in the 90s."-P. "A wild and wonderful debut, teeming with music, family and art."- New York Times Brimming with language and music, this phantasmagoric novel taps the deep root of multi-cultural, multi-racial life in, and beyond, New Orleans." Walter Mosley "Vital and appealing, vibrant and propulsive!" -Kelly Link Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability."Funny, wild, witty, and profound.”―Victor LaValle "A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight." -Christina Henry "A hallucinatory wonder of a debut. 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. Unwilling to watch his home be destroyed, Perry will sacrifice everything to save it. 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. 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 fantastical version of New Orleans where a battle for the city's soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song.
