Black Water Sister
by Zen Cho
Synopsis
A finalist for the 2022 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel One of BookPage's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2021 One of Tor.com Reviewers' Choice Best Books of 2021 One of Book Riot's Best SFF Standalones of 2021 โGhosts. Gods. Gangsters. Black Water Sister has it allโฆa wildly entertaining coming-of-age story for the twentysomething set,โฆ A finalist for the 2022 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel One of BookPage's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2021 One of Tor.com Reviewers' Choice Best Books of 2021 One of Book Riot's Best SFF Standalones of 2021 โGhosts. Gods. Gangsters. Black Water Sister has it allโฆa wildly entertaining coming-of-age story for the twentysomething set, with a protagonist who is almost painfully relatable at times.โโVulture "A twisty, feminist, and enthralling page-turner."โBuzzFeed "A sharp and bittersweet story of past and future, ghosts and gods and family."โNaomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education A reluctant medium discovers the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power in this compelling Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy. When Jessamyn Teoh starts hearing a voice in her head, she chalks it up to stress. Closeted, broke and jobless, sheโs moving back to Malaysia with her parents โ a country she last saw when she was a toddler. She soon learns the new voice isnโt even hers, itโs the ghost of her estranged grandmother. In life, Ah Ma was a spirit medium, avatar of a mysterious deity called the Black Water Sister. Now sheโs determined to settle a score against a business magnate who has offended the godโand she's decided Jess is going to help her do it, whether Jess wants to or not. Drawn into a world of gods, ghosts, and family secrets, Jess finds that making deals with capricious spirits is a dangerous business, but dealing with her grandmother is just as complicated. Especially when Ah Ma tries to spy on her personal life, threatens to spill her secrets to her family and uses her body to commit felonies. As Jess fights for retribution for Ah Ma, sheโll also need to regain control of her body and destiny โ or the Black Water Sister may finish her off for good.
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