Nalo Hopkinsonová je autorka a editorka, jejíž díla čerpají z bohaté karibské historie a jazyka. Její sci-fi a fantasy příběhy a povídky jsou hluboce zakořeněny v tradicích ústního a písemného vyprávění, které formovaly karibskou kulturu. Hopkinsonová mistrně propojuje tyto vlivy a vytváří jedinečné literární světy. Její práce nabízí čtenářům svěží pohled na známé žánry skrze optiku postkoloniálního karibského hlasu.
"The souls trapped in the Dreaming are restless, seeking any help they can attain to escape from their "predeceased" state. Erzulie calls upon the spider-god of stories, Anansi, to assist her in unraveling the truth behind her own history. But can Anansi be trusted with any truths he finds?"--Amazon
What is it like to have the House of Whispers as the house next door?
An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here.It's Carnival time, and the Carribean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance and pageantry. Masked "Midnight Robbers" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. But to young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favourite costume to wear at the festival--until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgivable 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. Here 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.