The Library of the Dead

by Huchu, T. L.
ISBN: 9781250767783
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An absolute delight . . . kept me totally hooked. - Genevieve Cogman, bestselling author of The Invisible Library

Sixth Sense meets Stranger Things in T. L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead, a sharp contemporary fantasy following a precocious and cynical teen as she explores the shadowy magical underside of modern Edinburgh.

WHEN GHOSTS TALK
SHE WILL LISTEN

Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker - and they sure do love to talk. Now she speaks to Edinburgh's dead, carrying messages to those they left behind. A girl's gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone's bewitching children - leaving them husks, empty of joy and strength. It's on Ropa's patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will rock her world.

Ropa will dice with death as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. And although underground Edinburgh hides a wealth of dark secrets, she also discovers an occult library, a magical mentor and some unexpected allies.

Yet as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted?

A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written. - Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Huchu, T. L.
  • ISBN: 9781250767783
  • Condition: Used
  • Number Of Pages: 336
  • Publication Year: 2022

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  • The Sixth Sense, but with a Loud-Mouthed, Clever, Female POC

    Kathleen H. - 2 years 10 months ago

    The Library of the Dead is a fast-paced, vibrant story about teenage Ropa who makes her meager living passing notes between the living and the dead. But not everyone can hear the dead speak; to most it comes out as "booga wooga," yet when Ropa plays her Zimbabwean instrument she can hear them perfectly. Set in Scotland, with a cast of some of the most vibrant characters I have experienced, and narrated by one of the strongest, freshest voices in sci-fi, The Library of the Dead was a book I haven't been able to stop thinking about. Magic, ghosts, midnight milkmen, all wrapped up in a mystery/thriller disguise!

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