{"product_id":"black-leopard-red-wolf-dark-star-marlon-james-9780735220188","title":"Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe epic novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Seven Killings\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the stunning first novel in Marlon James's \u003cem\u003eDark Star Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of TIME’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the L.A. Times Ray Bradbury Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2019 National Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Times Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2019 by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, TIME, NPR, GQ, Vogue, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Gripping, action-packed...The literary equivalent of a Marvel Comics universe.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: \"He has a nose,\" people say. Engaged to track down a mysterious boy who disappeared three years earlier, Tracker breaks his own rule of always working alone when he finds himself part of a group that comes together to search for the boy. The band is a hodgepodge, full of unusual characters with secrets of their own, including a shape-shifting man-animal known as Leopard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Tracker follows the boy's scent—from one ancient city to another; into dense forests and across deep rivers—he and the band are set upon by creatures intent on destroying them. As he struggles to survive, Tracker starts to wonder: Who, really, is this boy? Why has he been missing for so long? Why do so many people want to keep Tracker from finding him?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd perhaps the most important questions of all: Who is telling the truth, and who is lying?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from African history and mythology and his own rich imagination, \u003cstrong\u003eMarlon James\u003c\/strong\u003e has written a novel unlike anything that's come before it: a saga of breathtaking adventure that's also an ambitious, involving read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDefying categorization and full of unforgettable characters, \u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e is both surprising and profound as it explores the fundamentals of truth, the limits of power, and our need to understand them both.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674688950587,"sku":"0735220182","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780735220188.jpg?v=1776086216","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/black-leopard-red-wolf-dark-star-marlon-james-9780735220188","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}