Ring Shout

A New York Times Editor’s Choice Pick!

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award Winner.

Finalist for the Hugo, World Fantasy, Ignyte, Goodreads Choice, Shirley Jackson, AAMBC Literary, British Fantasy, Hurston/Wright Legacy & SIBA Awards.

Ring Shout is a dark fantasy historical novella in which Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark reimagines early-20th-century America as a battleground against supernatural forces born of hate. In 1915, The Birth of a Nation unleashed a spell that bolstered the Ku Klux Klan’s ranks, manifesting real demonic horrors called “Ku Kluxes.” Against them stands Maryse Boudreaux, a fierce Black warrior, alongside a sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter. Armed with blade, bullet, and bomb, they hunt these demonic Klansmen, sending them back to Hell — but a greater threat looms in Macon, Georgia. As the war against hate intensifies, Maryse must stop a near-apocalyptic assault before it destroys the world.

"A fantastical, brutal and thrilling triumph of the imagination…Clark’s combination of historical and political reimagining is cathartic, exhilarating and fresh." — The New York Times

"This book is a gift to American culture." — Lightspeed

"Ring Shout is a skillful feat of establishing distinctive characters…exploration of racism and hate…a magic trick that makes the KKK’s sorcery pale in comparison." — FIYAH