Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about but haven’t yet read. Most of the time they’re books that have yet to be released, but not always. It’s based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme, which was originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
This week my Can’t-Wait-For is The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings!
Genres: Fantasy, Queer Protagonists
Representation: Queer MC
Published on: 21st June 2022
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In a fantastical version of New Orleans where music is magic, a battle for the city’s soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song in this vibrant and imaginative debut.
Nola is a city full of wonders. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women keep the order, and where songs walk, talk and keep the spirit of the city alive. To those from Far Away, Nola might seem strange. To failed magician, Perilous Graves, it’s simply home. Then the rhythm stutters.
Nine songs of power have escaped from the magical piano that maintains the city’s beat and without them, Nola will fail. Unexpectedly, Perry and his sister, Brendy, are tasked with saving the city. But a storm is brewing and the Haint of All Haints is awake. Even if they capture the songs, Nola’s time might be coming to an end.
Although I have never visited in real life, New Orleans is one of my favorite urban fantasy settings, and I always perk up when a new one pings my radar. But THIS! Music is magic? The non-metaphorical soul of a city? SONGS THAT WALK AND TALK?!?!?!
*swoons*
I am head over heels for this premise, and I can’t wait to see what Jennings does with it. I put this on my list of Unmissable SFF of 2022, and I think you can see why! Beautiful setting, incredibly cool magic, plus a failed magician for a MC? To say nothing of the MAGIC PIANO!
In fact, there’s really only one thing I CAN say:
GIMME!
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