Midnight Robber

By: Nalo Hopkinson

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Paperback | 7 June 2023

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336 Pages

Age
13+

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20.4 x 13.5 x 2.6

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A "[d]eeply satisfying" [The New York Times Book Review] story of a father who has committed an unbelievable crime and a daughter who must then fight to save her own life.

"Caribbean patois adorns this novel with graceful rhythms...Beneath it lie complex, clearly evoked characters, haunting descriptions of exotic planets, and a stirring story...[This book] ought to elevate Hopkinson to star status." --Seattle Times

It's Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry. Masked "Midnight Robbers" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. To young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favorite costume to wear at the festival--until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgiveable crime.

Suddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree. Here monstrous creatures from folklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds. Tan-Tan must reach into the heart of myth and become the Robber Queen herself. For only the Robber Queen's legendary powers can save her life . . . and set her free.

Industry Reviews

"Highly recommended."-- Library Journal (01/01/2000) "Highly recommended." "Library Journal"" ."..employs Caribbean folk elements to tell a story that is by turns fantastic, allegorical and contemporary." "Washington Post"" ..".employs Caribbean folk elements to tell a story that is by turns fantastic, allegorical and contemporary."--Washington Post "Highly recommended."--Library Journal "Hopkinson's rich and complex Carib English is...quite beautiful...believable, lushly detailed worlds...extremely well-drawn...Hopkinson owns one of the more important and original voices in SF."--Publishers Weekly "Spicy and distinctive, set forth in a thoroughly captivating Caribbean dialect."--Kirkus Reviews "Caribbean patois adorns this novel with graceful rhythms...Beneath it lie complex, clearly evoked characters, haunting descriptions of exotic planets, and a stirring story...[This book] ought to elevate Hopkinson to star status."--Seattle Times "Deeply satisfying...succeeds on a grand scale...best of all is the language....Hopkinson's narrative voice has a way of getting under the skin."--The New York Times Book Review "Highly recommended." Library Journal" "EXCELLENT...A BRIGHT, ORIGINAL MIX OF FUTURE URBAN DECAY AND WEST INDIAN MAGIC...STRONGLY ROOTED IN CHARACTER AND PLACE".-- Sunday Denver Post on Brown Girl in the Ring

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