![]() Expertly blending elements of Zimbabwean and Scottish culture, Huchu’s occult thriller is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. Precocious, often snarky Ropa, meanwhile, breathes new life into the standard rough-around-the-edges female protagonist. ![]() Set in a dystopian Edinburgh with regular refences to a. Huchu’s world building is fantastically detailed which captured my imagination immediately pulling me into what turned out to be a fast-paced and gripping story. Huchu writes with a refreshing voice, crafting an intimate portrait of Ropa and her Zimbabwean family amid the delicious paranormal chaos. I absolutely adored The Library of the Dead and it’s definitely an early contender for my book of the year for 2021 T.L. The mystery contains plenty of twists, turns, and genuinely eerie moments to draw in even the most seasoned horror reader. Ropa Moyo is a ghostalker, using Zimbabwean magic (and a bit of Scottish pragmatism) to take messages from the dead of. ![]() 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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