Ring Shout

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror

"A fantastical, brutal and thrilling triumph of the imagination...Clark's combination of historical and political reimagining is cathartic, exhilarating and fresh." --Th...show more

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192 pages

Average rating: 7.49

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Tera84*
Mar 04, 2024
9/10 stars
Fast paced and interesting plot. I liked all of the characters and how well fantasy and horror were interwoven.
margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
8/10 stars
Can a fable be a horror story? That's what this book felt like to me. In Ring Shout, Clark has created a world of early 20th century Georgia that borrows from the horror genre to create creatures called Ku Klux, who are formed from evil and behave like zombies. These monstrosities join with the Klan (and many unwitting bystanders) to try to rule through fear, but our heroine and her fellow fighters are creative and persistent. At moments ten...read more
AlexGJ
Aug 16, 2023
4/10 stars
Great concept - I loved the idea, the themes, etc. But not well executed. The pacing was off - vacillated between disjointed action scenes and info-dumping.

The writing just didn't connect with me, and I'm not a huge fan of historical fiction or cosmic horror so maybe this one just wasn't for me.

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