IN AMERICA, DEMONS WEAR WHITE HOODS. In 1915, The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America, swelling the Klan's ranks and drinking deep from the darkest thoughts of white folk. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable. They plan to bring Hell to Earth. But even Ku Kluxes can die.
Standing in their way is Maryse Boudreaux and her fellow resistance fighters, a foul-mouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter. Armed with blade, bullet, and bomb, they hunt their hunters and send the Klan's demons straight to Hell. But something awful's brewing in Macon, and the war on Hell is about to heat up.
Can Maryse stop the Klan before it ends the world?
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Alternate historical fantasy and speculative fiction gained a distinct voice with the release of the novel A Master of Djinn, which reimagines an early twentieth-century Cairo filled with magic, spirits, and complex mystery. Written by P. Djèlí Clark, the work builds on a rich foundation of short fiction and novellas that blend mythology, history, and folklore.
From dark fantasy reimaginings of historical eras to vibrant magical worlds, Clark has constructed a wide-ranging body of fiction. His works include acclaimed novellas such as Ring Shout and The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, as well as middle-grade fantasy adventures like Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold.
Born Dexter Gabriel in Queens, New York, in 1971, Clark spent his early life in Houston, Texas, and lived during formative years in Trinidad and Tobago, the homeland of his parents. He pursued higher education at Texas State University, earning both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts, before completing his Ph.D. at Stony Brook University in New York. As the first member of his family to earn a college degree, he established an academic career as a professor of history at the University of Connecticut.
Under the pen name P. Djèlí Clark (and Phenderson Djèlí Clark), he began publishing speculative short stories in the early 2010s in venues such as Tor.com, Lightspeed, Daily Science Fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Apex, Fireside Fiction, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, as well as print anthologies like Griots, Hidden Youth, and Clockwork Cairo. Beyond his fiction writing, Clark is a founding member of FIYAH Literary Magazine and has served as a reviewer for Strange Horizons.
Clark's writing frequently merges rigorous historical knowledge with speculative elements, drawing upon African, Caribbean, and Islamic mythologies, folklore, and alternate histories. His narratives often explore themes of imperialism, race, resistance, and cultural identity, using detailed period settings as backdrops for supernatural intrigue and investigative mysteries.
Technically, his prose balances detailed world-building with fast-paced storytelling and sharp characterization. Whether writing about airships over an alternate nineteenth-century New Orleans, magical investigators in Cairo, or dark supernatural forces in the Jim Crow American South, Clark weaves historical research into immersive speculative environments.
