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The Ballad of Black Tom

By: Victor LaValle
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
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People move to New York looking for magic, and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his black skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their trained cops.

But when he delivers an occult page to a reclusive sorceress in the heart of Queens, Tom opens a door to a deeper realm of magic and earns the attention of things best left sleeping. A storm that might swallow the world is building in Brooklyn. Will Black Tom live to see it break?

©2016 Victor LaValle (P)2016 Macmillan Audio Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Magic Paranormal Social justice Scary
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Once again Lavalle delivers an awesome story. It’s weird and creepy and entertaining and a little messed up.

Definitely worth listening to!

Amazing

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The story is good and so is the narrative. But at the end your left wondering what was that all about.

Ending just leaves u hanging wondering

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