The Devil in America, Kai Ashante Wilson
The Devil in America, Kai Ashante Wilson
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The Devil in America
A Tor.Com Original

Author: Kai Ashante Wilson

Narrator: Janina Edwards

Unabridged: 1 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2020

Synopsis

"Narrator Janina Edwards's compelling tone draws listeners into Wilson's searing narrative as a family reckons with a supernatural legacy...A stark and enduring listen, well told and unforgettable." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

Scant years after the Civil War, a mysterious family confronts the legacy that has pursued them across centuries, out of slavery, and finally to the idyllic peace of the town of Rosetree. The shattering consequences of this confrontation echo backwards and forwards in time, even to the present day.

"There’s so much here to appreciate and admire, fine storytelling with a clearly-realized setting and characters."--Locus

About Kai Ashante Wilson

KAI ASHANTE WILSON was the 2010 Octavia Butler scholar at Clarion writing workshop in San Diego. He won the Crawford award for best first novel of 2016, and his works have been shortlisted for the Hugo, Nebula, Shirley Jackson, Theodore Sturgeon, Locus, and World Fantasy awards. Most of his stories can be read at Tor.com, and the rest at Fantasy-magazine.com or in the anthology Stories for Chip. His novellas The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps and A Taste of Honey are available from all fine e-book purveyors. Kai Ashante Wilson lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by karen

While true that such profoundly sustaining traditions, hidden under the guise of the imposed religion, managed to survive centuries of slavery and subjugation, we should not therefore suppose that ancient African beliefs suffered no sea changes. Of course they did. ‘The Devil’ in Africa had been cap......more

Goodreads review by Timothy

With more effort than anybody could calculate, the earth every year brought forth these flowers, and then every year all the roses died. The things we carry at times are taken. Africa holds magic; they tried to sap that too. Update 2 June 2020: In light of recent events, I think everyone should go out......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

4.5 Stars rounded up Is there such a genre as historical fantasy? If so, this story fits the genre. Set during Reconstruction in the 1870's we are introduced to Easter, some of her family, and her community. We also learn that her family brought the old magic of Africa to the U.S. and lost the ability......more

Awards

  • World Fantasy Award - Finalist
  • Nebula Awards - Nominee
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