Moon Witch, Spider King

August 12, 2022 10:00 AM

The second book in Marlon James' Dark Star trilogy and sequel to Black Leopard, Red Wolf.

The story of Sogolon the Moon Witch and her encounters with the Aesi begins over a hundred years before the events of the first book. When her path finally crosses Tracker's, her retelling of their search for the Boy is very different from his.

posted by Sibrax (1 comment total)

I absolutely loved this. It so completely upended what I thought of Tracker and what happened in BLRW that I had to reread that again immediately afterwards. Sogolon's story is certainly more internally consistent, but I have no idea to what extent either one is true.
posted by Sibrax at 10:01 AM on August 12, 2022