
The Black God's Drums
P. Djèlí Clark, Raúl García Campos and David G. Vaquero's The Black God's Drums (2018) is an airship adventure and pirate adventure novella. Much of the action takes place in New Orleans, La.. It deals with weapons, african American teenagers, pirates and airships.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 13 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.
It runs to roughly 124 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.
Awards & lists
- ✦Hugo Awards 2019 — Best Novella (nominee)
- ✦Nebula Awards 2019 — Best Novella (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2019 — Best Novella (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2019 — Best Novella (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote The Black God's Drums?
The Black God's Drums was written by P. Djèlí Clark, Raúl García Campos and David G. Vaquero and first published in 2018.
What genre is The Black God's Drums?
It is usually shelved as Airships & Sky Pirates and Pirate Fiction.
How long is The Black God's Drums?
The median edition has 124 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Black God's Drums?
Readers who like it often enjoy Skybreaker, Nadya Skylung and the cloudship rescue and Airborn.
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