Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
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John Wick meets Dungeons & Dragons in the vein of N. K. Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms? Oh, hell yes, I’m in!
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
Adult, Fantasy
Hardcover and eBook, 224 pages
April 23, 2024 by Tordotcom
John Wick meets Dungeons & Dragons in the vein of N. K. Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms: Award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark introduces an entirely new world
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.
Nor do they have tails.
But they are most assuredly dead.
Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins.
Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi. Her guild is strong, her blades are sharp, and her rules are simple. Those sworn to the Matron of Assassins—resurrected, deadly, wiped of their memories—have only three unbreakable vows.
First, the contract must be just. That’s above Eveen’s pay grade.
Second, even the most powerful assassin may only kill the contracted. Eveen’s a professional. She’s never missed her mark.
The third and the simplest: once you accept a job, you must carry it out. And if you stray? A ?nal death would be a mercy. When the Festival of the Clockwork King turns the city upside down, Eveen’s newest mission brings her face-to-face with a past she isn’t supposed to remember and a vow she can’t forget.
