The Library of the Dead

By: T. L. Huchu

Narrated by: Tinashe Warikandwa

"Narrator Tinashe Warikandwa gives dimension to the featured character, Ropa, as she makes her way in a harsh environment. Warikandwa captures the spirit of a young teen who quit school to become a ghost stalker to support her gran, sister, and self." (AudioFile)

Sixth Sense meets Stranger Things in T. L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead, a sharp contemporary fantasy following a precocious and cynical teen as she explores the shadowy magical underside of modern Edinburgh.

When ghosts talk
She will listen

Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker - and they sure do love to talk. Now she speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to those they left behind. A girl’s gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone’s bewitching children - leaving them husks, empty of joy and strength. It’s on Ropa’s patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will rock her world.

Ropa will dice with death as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. And although underground Edinburgh hides a wealth of dark secrets, she also discovers an occult library, a magical mentor, and some unexpected allies.

Yet as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted?

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

"A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written." (Ben Aaronovitch, best-selling author of Rivers of London)

"An absolute delight...kept me totally hooked." (Genevieve Cogman, best-selling author of The Invisible Library)

©2018 T. L. Huchu (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

ALA Alex Awards Winner (Adult for Young Adults), 2022

Love it!

I’m not a critic but I’m enjoying this book and looking forward to the rest of the series!

Good Book

Enjoyed it. Book held my attention. It moved at a good pace. I am told it is much easier to listen to it than to read it.

Entertaining

Story and writing is a little overbearing at times, but it is firmly in the young adult category so to be expected. Good narration.

Engrossing story

In this dystopian future, a young girl with green dreadlocks and black lipstick is just doing her best. Magical realism mixes well with the collapse of society in this captivating listen! I can’t wait to hear more from this author!!

Not crazy about the narrator

The story was interesting enough, I finished it. I think the narrators lack of emotion during the read kind of ruined the exciting parts.