The Ballad of Perilous Graves

World Fantasy Awards Novel category, 2023

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780356519241

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Genre: Fantasy / Modern & Contemporary Fiction (post C 1945)

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Reviews

A slice of delightfully disorientating and whimsical magic
CultureFly
Jennings weaves a brilliant tapestry . . . The Ballad of Perilous Graves is a remarkable debut
BOOKLIST
Wild, witty, and profound. . . a cosmic storm of talent
Victor LaValle
The two worlds of this gripping and inventive fantasy are so vividly depicted that reading it is a bit like taking a fabulous city break
GUARDIAN
I ached to live in their world. A stunning debut that is sure to become a classic
Elizabeth Hand
Hugely infectious fun
SFX
Scary, sweet, lyrical, and real
Poppy Z. Brite
A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debut
Christina Henry
A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debut
Christina Henry
A hallucinatory wonder of a debut'
Walter Mosley
Alex Jennings writes with an energy and a profusion of imagination and vividness that carries you off. Brilliant!
Katherine Addison
An enchanting, energetic, wild ride of a story set to a staccato melody. The electric prose leaps off the page in a riot of colours and sounds
Leslye Penelope
A wild, dark and joyful love song to New Orleans, the power of stories, and hope in the face of destruction
H. G. Parry
The Ballad of Perilous Graves is not only an engrossing adventure but a potent homage to the beating heart of one of the world's most magical cities
Ladee Hubbard
His lyrical prose dances to a rhythm all its own
Stina Leicht
An unforgettable story
Rion Amilcar Scott