Part Southern Gothic alternate history and part Lovecr aftian dark fantasy\, Locus and Nebula and British Fantasy award winner &l dquo\;Ring Shout&rdquo\; by P. Djeli Clark gives readers a bevy of hardcor e resistance fighters to root for against a demonically possessed Klu Klux Klan in 1922 Macon\, Georgia. Maryse Boudreaux is the voice of kindness a nd reason\, and downright devastating with her divinely enchanted African blade she summons at will. She often butts heads with Sadie Watkins\, a cr ack shot with her rifle out to avenge her kin while also firing obscenitie s that could turn a drill sergeant red. Tasked with keeping the peace betw een her sisters in arms is the trio&rsquo\;s muscle\, WWI veteran and bomb specialist Cordy &ldquo\;Chef&rdquo\; Lawrence. These women possess the r are gift of &ldquo\;the sight&rdquo\; that allows them to perceive the mon sters&rsquo\; true forms overlaying their hateful hosts. Together they fig ht for the soul of their country and its salvation from otherworldly preda tors. Brimming with heart-pounding monster-slaying action and grounded in authentic historical context and a profound sense of humanity\, &ldquo\;Ri ng Shout&rdquo\; stands proudly beside works like the series Lovecraft Cou ntry and Toni Morrison&rsquo\;s Beloved.
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