Black Panther, Jesse J. Holland
Black Panther, Jesse J. Holland
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Black Panther
Tales of Wakanda

Author: Jesse J. Holland, Marvel

Narrator: JD Jackson, Joy Sunday

Unabridged: 17 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Marvel

Published: 05/13/2021

Categories: Fiction, Superheroes


Synopsis

T'Challa faces the gods of his parents. Vampires stalk Shuri and a Dora Milaje in voodoo-laced New Orleans. Erik Killmonger grapples with racism, Russian spies, and his own origins. Here are eighteen brand-new tales of Wakanda, its people, and its legacy. The first mainstream superhero of African descent, the Black Panther has attracted fans of all races and colors who see in the King of Wakanda reflections of themselves. Storytellers from across the African Diasporasome already literary legends, others rising starshave created for this collection original works inspired by the world of the Panther. With guest stars including Storm, Monica Rambeau, Namor, and Jericho Drumm, these are stories of yesterday and today, of science and magic, of faith and love. These are the tales of a king and his country. These are the legends whispered in the jungle, myths of the unconquered men and women and the land they love. These are the Tales of Wakanda. This collection features stories by Linda D. Addison, Maurice Broaddus, Christopher Chambers, Milton J. Davis, Tananarive Due, Nikki Giovanni, Harlan James, Danian Jerry, Kyoko M., L.L. McKinney, Temi Oh, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Glenn Parris, Alex Simmons, Sheree Rene Thomas, Cadwell Turnbull, and Troy L. Wiggins.

About Jesse J. Holland

Jesse J. Holland is an award-winning author and journalist as well as the host of the weekend edition of C-SPAN Washington Journal. A former race and ethnicity writer for The Associated Press, he has been recognized as one of the few reporters to be credentialed to cover all three branches of the American government during his career. In addition to journalism, he wrote the first novel featuring comics' most popular black superhero, the Black Panther.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Fanna on December 27, 2019

November 28, 2019: Just finished reading this superhero novelization and it's definitely a great way to indulge into the Black Panther amazing-ness with words.......more

Goodreads review by Sarmistha on September 20, 2019

The powerful countries like America, Russia always vied for more control of land and technology in order to get an edge above others. The dictators thinks that they have birthright over everything precious and rare. All their attempts to gain access over Wakanda’s source of prosperity turned futile.......more

Goodreads review by Corey on October 11, 2018

"Welcome to Wakanda, bitch." Holy moly I loved this book. Admittedly, I've never read a Black Panther comic. I know, I know... I'm not alone in this, but since the film came out I've been a fan of the characters and their stories. This novel was based on the comic run written by Reginald Hudlin and J......more

Goodreads review by Neil on December 25, 2017

I enjoyed reading this book, overall. I would rate it 2.7 – 2.9 stars, rounded up. It moves at a decent pace. I am not that familiar with the background of T’Challa in the comics, so it was interesting to learn about him in this book. That being the case, the character development seemed decent. I h......more

Goodreads review by Gillian on July 23, 2019

Not bad, not amazing. A fun, quick read.......more