The Library of the Dead

Written by T. L. Huchu

Narrated by Tinashe Warikandwa

Opening up a world of magic and adventure, The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu is the first audiobook in the Edinburgh Nights series.

‘A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written’ – Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London

‘I highly recommend The Library of the Dead’ – Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series

When ghosts talk, she will listen . . .

Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker – and she now speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to the living. A girl’s gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone’s bewitching children – leaving them husks, empty of joy and life. It’s on Ropa’s patch, so she feels honour bound to investigate. But what she learns will change her world.

She’ll dice with death (not part of her life plan . . .) as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. For Edinburgh hides a wealth of secrets. And in the process, she discovers an occult library and some unexpected allies. Yet as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted?

'Roll on the sequel' – The Times

'One of the strangest and most compelling fantasy worlds you'll see all year' – SFX

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Feb 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781529039498

T. L. Huchu

T. L. Huchu is a writer whose short fiction has appeared in publications such as Lightspeed, Interzone, Analog Science Fiction and Fact and elsewhere. The Library of the Dead won Best Novel at the Nommo Awards, presented by the African Speculative Fiction Society. And his work has also been short-listed for the Caine Prize and the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire. Between projects, he translates fiction from Shona into English and the reverse. He is the author of the Edinburgh Nights series.

Reviews for The Library of the Dead

[Szabó Anna · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I DNF this book. Usually I don’t read books with teens as a main character but the premise seemed interesting so I thought why not. A serious waste of time though.
I listened to the audiobook version which was horrible.
Maybe with another narrator I could’ve enjoyed the story more.

[Sheena Gurbakhash · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Glorious. T.L.Huchu creates such a stunning world. The prose is almost lyrical but never gets in the way of the action- and there is a ton of action. What a really amazing book. And the narration is perfect.