New Releases by Nalo Hopkinson

A new collection of short stories from Hopkinson, including "Greedy Choke Puppy," which Africana.com called "a cleverly crafted West Indian story featuring the appearance of both the soucouyant (vampire) & lagahoo (werewolf)," "Ganger (Ball Lightning)," praised by the Washington Post Book World as written in "prose [that] is vivid & immediate," this collection reveals Hopkinson''s breadth & accomplishments as a storyteller.

A breathtaking novel from the award-winning author Nalo Hopkinson about two women, two worlds, fated to encounter one another. Sheeny lives in a world scoured clean by the glass wind that comes roaring out of the empty space where a mountain used to be. A wind whose gusts can strip flesh from bone and whose breezes leave a dust of glass so fine it accumulates in the lungs with every sip of air. Delpha lives in an otherwhere, an otherwhen in which no glass wind blows. Her world is poised on the precipice of its reality, needing only the faintest push to fall. And if that should happen, there will be no picking up the pieces. Two women, two worlds, rush toward a shattering collision. Unless...

Toronto, fin du XXe siècle. Emeutes et guerre civile sont le lot quotidien d''une cité devenue un bidonville géant où la criminalité règne en maître, tandis que les nantis ont fui vers des banlieues qui se sont érigées en remparts contre la ville " maudite ". Le truand Rudy Sheldon, à la tête d''une bande de trafiquants de drogues, tient le centre-ville sous sa coupe, usant de pouvoirs occultes que lui procure la pratique de rites ancestraux. Et c''est vers lui que se tourne le gouvernement pour le mandater d''une mission secrète : trouver un cœur humain afin d''accomplir la greffe dont le premier ministre a un besoin vital. Tony, I''un des hommes de confiance de Sheldon, prend en main l''affaire, pensant trouver là l''occasion d''échapper à l''emprise de son " protecteur ". Une quête qui va l''amener à croiser la route de Ti-Jeanne, son ancienne fiancée, membre d''une famille versant dans les arcanes de la sorcellerie afro-caribéenne... Lauréat du John W. Campbell Award du meilleur auteur 1999 et du prix Locus 1999 du meilleur premier roman, La ronde des esprits mélange audacieusement modernité et traditions tribales, technologie et magie, pour raconter une nouvelle fois la puissance des mythes et l''éternel combat du bien contre le mal.

A daughter must contend with her father''s crime in the award-winning author''s "deeply satisfying" novel of Caribbean folklore and sci-fi adventure ( The New York Times Book Review ). It''s Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry. Masked "Midnight Robbers" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. To young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favorite costume to wear at the festival—until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgiveable crime. Suddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree. Here monstrous creatures from folklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds. Tan-Tan must reach into the heart of myth and become the Robber Queen herself. For only the Robber Queen''s legendary powers can save her life . . . and set her free. "Caribbean patois adorns this novel with graceful rhythms . . . Beneath it lie complex, clearly evoked characters, haunting descriptions of exotic planets, and a stirring story . . . [This book] ought to elevate Hopkinson to star status." — Seattle Times

In this "impressive debut" from award-winning speculative fiction author, a young woman must bargain with the gods to save her city and herself ( The Washington Post ). The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old ways—farming, barter, herb lore. But now the monied need a harvest of bodies, and so they prey upon the helpless of the streets. With nowhere to turn, a young woman must open herself to ancient truths, eternal powers, and the tragic mystery surrounding her mother and grandmother. She must bargain with gods, and give birth to new legends. "Excellent . . . a bright, original mix of future urban decay and West Indian magic . . . strongly rooted in character and place." ― The Denver Post "A wonderful sense of narrative and a finely tuned ear for dialogue . . . balances a well-crafted and imaginative story with incisive social critique and a vivid sense of place." ― Emerge "Hopkinson lives up to her advance billing." ― The New York Times Book Review "Hopkinson''s writing is smooth and assured, and her characters lively and believable. She has created a vivid world of urban decay and startling, dangerous magic, where the human heart is both a physical and metaphorical key." ― Publishers Weekly "Splendid . . . Superbly plotted and redolent of the rhythms of Afro-Caribbean speech." ― Kirkus Review "Utterly original . . . the debut of a major talent. Gripping, memorable, and beautiful." ―Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times –bestselling author