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The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.
Nor do they have tails.
But they are most assuredly dead.
Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins.
An NPR "Books We Love" choice of 2024, Indie Next Pick, LibraryReads Top Ten Selection, Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Selection, and Best-Of Book according to BookRiot, and ALA/YALSA Alex Award winner
Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi. Her guild is strong, her blades are sharp, and her rules are simple. Those sworn to the Matron of Assassins--resurrected, deadly, wiped of their memories--have only three unbreakable vows.
First, the contract must be just. That's above Eveen's pay grade.
Second, even the most powerful assassin may only kill the contracted. Eveen's a professional. She's never missed her mark.
The third and the simplest: once you accept a job, you must carry it out. And if you stray? A final death would be a mercy. When the Festival of the Clockwork King turns the city upside down, Eveen's newest mission brings her face-to-face with a past she isn't supposed to remember and a vow she can't forget.
Book Details
- Publisher: Tordotcom
- Publish Date: Aug 6th, 2024
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.10in - 5.10in - 1.00in - 0.60lb
- EAN: 9781250767042
- Categories: • Fantasy - Action & Adventure• Fantasy - Gaslamp• Fantasy - Historical
About the Author
Praise for this book
Praise for P. Djèlí Clark
"A breathtaking tale of cities, spirits, friendship, and society."--Daniel José Older on A Master of Djinn
"A thrilling and provocative inferno of a story."--Tochi Onyebuchi on Ring Shout
"P. Djèlí Clark couldn't write a bad book if he tried."--Victor LaValle on Ring Shout
"Slyly told and laced with dark humor, this haunting tale pulled me into a richly realized world I didn't want to leave."--Rivers Solomon on Ring Shout
"A clever, wickedly fun steampunk mystery with an excellent balance of humor and heart." - S. A. Chakraborty on A Master of Djinn
"A fantastical, brutal and thrilling triumph of the imagination."--The New York Times, Editor's Choice, on Ring Shout
"What a wonderful world P. Djélì Clark has created."--NPR on the Dead Djinn Universe
"This is a story of Black female power, drawn from both the old and new worlds, a tale that honors the Black American experience in all its complexity, and yet also delivers in its Lovecraftian delight." --Library Journal, starred review, on Ring Shout
"Brutal and hopeful, farcical and factual."--Justina Ireland on Ring Shout
"Explodes into vivid color with a voice that's both joyous and harrowing."--Bethany C. Morrow on Ring Shout
"With its richly imagined world and characters and its high-stakes and thrilling plot, this novel would make such a fantastic show in the vein of The Nevers and Carnival Row, but better."--Buzzfeed on A Master of Djinn
"Lush and magical."--Kwame Mbalia on Abeni's Song
"Cinematic action, a radical reimagining of real history, and magic on every page."--Alix E. Harrow on A Master of Djinn
"Simply unlike anything else in the field. An astonishing adventure that managed to thrill, scare, and delight, all while telling a story that is beautifully complicated and moving."--Mark Oshiro, award winning author of Anger is a Gift on Abeni's Song