Brown Girl in the Ring

Critical Praise

Nalo Hopkinson's novel continues to collect high praises: "A splendid...debut, superbly plotted and redolent of the rhythms of Afro-Caribbean speech."
-Kirkus

"Utterly original...the debut of a major talent. Gripping, memorable, and beautiful."
-Karen Joy Fowler, author of Sarah Canary and The Sweetheart Season

"I've been telling people about Nalo Hopkinson's book....It is great."
-Octavia E. Butler, author of Parable of the Sower and Kindred

"Unusual and intriguing in concept...With all the payoffs you could hope for in a story."
-Finalist judge C. J. Cherryh

"Colorful and enthralling, exotically weird and at the same time totally convincing; you don't read this book, you live in it."
-Tim Powers, author of Last Call

"Brown Girl In The Ring marks the debut of a brilliant new voice in contemporary fantasy and science fiction. This powerful tale of powerful women dances on the border between fantasy and science fiction. Drawing on her personal knowledge of Afro-Caribbean spirituality, Nalo Hopkinson has created a future that is large enough to contain both zombies and organ transplants, a future in which the power of ancient ritual coexists with the medical innovations and urban destruction. A fascinating book that offers a unique perspective on the future."
-Pat Murphy, author of Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles

"Brown Girl In The Ring is a wild story, colorful and enthralling, exotically weird and at the same time totally convincing; you don't read this book, you live it-and though it'll chase you across some scary landscapes, you'll be sorry to go home again when you put it down."
-Tim Powers, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Earthquake Weather and Last Call

"What propels this fast-paced work is the author's gift for passionate, vivid, tale-spinning....No wonder she took first place in the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest with this work--Hopkinson is a real find."
-Locus magazine

"Perhaps more than other genres, sci-fi carries the burden of expounding 'a message.' But Hopkinson's marvelous tonal control allows her to elude this pitfall....Hopkinson insists that even in the midst of evil and destruction one discovers alcoves of kindness."
-Quill & Quire