Early in Marlon James' astounding fantasy epic Black Leopard Red Wolf, a shape-shifting mermaid named Bunshi tells the tale of a powerful man destroyed by demons. "The Leopard," James writes ...

“Black Leopard, Red Wolf” was influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien and African legends and myth, but in fact, the richly rewarding novel, first of the Dark Star trilogy, feels like a natural extension ...

Now, James is clear-cutting space for a whole new kingdom. Black Leopard, Red Wolf, the first spectacular volume of a planned trilogy, rises up from the mists of time, glistening like viscera.

Now, James is clear-cutting space for a whole new kingdom. 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” the first spectacular volume of a planned trilogy, rises up from the mists of time, glistening like viscera.

Black Leopard, Red Wolf opens with the lines "The child is dead. There is nothing left to know" — a statement impressively belied by the book's subsequent 620 pages. A man called Tracker — the ...

Marlon James’ latest novel “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” contains all of the above, telling the tale of a young man identified only by the nickname “Tracker” — given for his uncanny ...

Readers of Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Marlon James’ dizzying new novel, already know the case does not end well: “The child is dead. There is nothing left to know,” he informs us in the book ...

Marlon James on his new book, which he has referred to as “an African Game of Thrones." ...

Now, James is clear-cutting space for a whole new kingdom. “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” (Riverhead, $30), the first spectacular volume of a planned trilogy, rises up from the mists of time ...

Unlike so many fantasy novels, Black Leopard, Red Wolf isn’t a tale of swords, dragons or wizards. A refreshing entry into a genre that has been overfed by the myths of Western and Northern Euro ...