Author guide
Marlon James Books in Order
Marlon James is a Jamaican-born novelist, born in Kingston in 1970. His novel A Brief History of Seven Killings won the 2015 Man Booker Prize and other major literary awards. His fiction also includes John Crow's Devil, The Book of Night Women, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Moon Witch, Spider King, and the forthcoming novel The Disappearers. Black Leopard, Red Wolf and Moon Witch, Spider King are the first two published volumes of his Dark Star trilogy.
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Marlon James's Newest Book
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John Crow's Devil
The author's first novel and a standalone entry point to his fiction.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
The first volume of the Dark Star trilogy.
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The Dark Star Trilogy
An African-inspired fantasy trilogy that follows different perspectives on the search for a missing child across a mythic landscape.
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