Tak! reviewed Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
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5 stars
How lovely to briefly imagine that organizations like the Ku Klux Klan were the result of otherworldly sorcery instead of human cowardice
A dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror.
D. W. Griffith is a sorcerer, and The Birth of a Nation is a spell that drew upon the darkest thoughts and wishes from the heart of America. Now, rising in power and prominence, the Klan has a plot to unleash Hell on Earth.
Luckily, Maryse Boudreaux has a magic sword and a head full of tales. When she's not running bootleg whiskey through Prohibition Georgia, she's fighting monsters she calls "Ku Kluxes." She's damn good at it, too. But to confront this ongoing evil, she must journey between worlds to face nightmares made flesh--and her own demons. Together with a foul-mouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter, Maryse sets out to save a world from the hate that would consume it.
How lovely to briefly imagine that organizations like the Ku Klux Klan were the result of otherworldly sorcery instead of human cowardice
Really fun, fast read. Quite a unique sword-fighting fantasy.