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. As a writer, you want to sound a little bit tortured and all that shit, Huchu tells SFX, but I had a great time writing it, it was a total blast. Huchu writes with a refreshing voice, crafting an intimate portrait of Ropa and her Zimbabwean family amid the delicious paranormal chaos. Despite its ominous title, The Library Of The Dead by Tendai Huchu (TL for short) is one such novel. Ropa and her rag-tag team of magicians are back Were thrilled to reveal the cover for the third book in TendaiHuchus brilliant Library of the Dead series - The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle. The mystery contains plenty of twists, turns, and genuinely eerie moments to draw in even the most seasoned horror reader. 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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