And in the process, she discovers an occult library and some unexpected allies. ) as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. She’ll dice with death (not part of her life plan. But what she learns will change her world. It’s on Ropa’s patch, so she feels honour bound to investigate. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone’s bewitching children – leaving them husks, empty of joy and life. A girl’s gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker – and she now speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to the living. ‘I highly recommend The Library of the Dead ’ – Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series As a writer, you want to sound a little bit tortured and all that shit, Huchu tells SFX, but I had a great time writing it, it was a total blast.
‘A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written’ – Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London Despite its ominous title, The Library Of The Dead by Tendai Huchu (TL for short) is one such novel. Huchu is the first book in the Edinburgh Nights series. Expertly blending elements of Zimbabwean and Scottish culture, Huchu’s occult thriller is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking.Opening up a world of magic and adventure, The Library of the Dead by T.
Precocious, often snarky Ropa, meanwhile, breathes new life into the standard rough-around-the-edges female protagonist. Huchu writes with a refreshing voice, crafting an intimate portrait of Ropa and her Zimbabwean family amid the delicious paranormal chaos.
'A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written' - Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London When ghosts talk, she will listen. The mystery contains plenty of twists, turns, and genuinely eerie moments to draw in even the most seasoned horror reader. Opening up a world of magic and adventure, The Library of the Dead by T. Now Ropa heads on a dangerous hunt to discover who-or what-is behind these sinister attacks. When penniless ghost Nicola comes to Ropa pleading for help, Ropa is initially reluctant to take on her problems-until she learns that something is sucking the souls out of the bodies of the city’s children. Headstrong high school dropout Ropafadzo “Ropa” Moyo works as a ghostalker, ferrying messages between the worlds of the dead and the living for the right price. Huchu ( The Hairdresser of Harare, as Tendai Huchu) plunges readers into the dark, supernatural recesses of contemporary Edinburgh in his powerhouse fantasy debut and series launch.
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