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Brown Girl in the Ring

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Brown Girl in the Ring

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Author: Nalo Hopkinson
Publisher: Warner Aspect, 1998
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Book Type: Novel
Genre: Fantasy
Sub-Genre Tags: Urban Fantasy
Mythic Fiction (Fantasy)
Magical Realism
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A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction

This work is a selction from author Nisi Shawl's: A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction, an annotated list of 40+ black science fiction works that are important to your understanding of its history. Read more about this selection below.

Set in Toronto after the turn of the millennium, Brown Girl in the Ring focuses on "The Burn," the inner city left when Toronto's economic base collapsed. Young Ti-Jeanne lives with her grandmother, who runs a trade in herbal medicine that is vital to the disenfranchised of The Burn. A fascinating cast of characters combined with the dark world of Afro-Caribbean magic create an altogether original and compelling story by an intriguing new voice.


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