Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf is a novel by Marlon James. It is the first book in the Dark Star trilogy, bringing together myth, fantasy and history.

Key details

• Author: Marlon James
• Dark Star trilogy: first novel
• Blends myth, fantasy and history

Synopsis

A mercenary known as Tracker is hired to search for a missing child, a boy who disappeared three years earlier. Renowned for his abilities as a hunter, he is said to have an exceptional sense for finding people, yet this assignment forces him to break his rule of working alone as he joins a group formed to pursue the search.

The band includes unusual figures with secrets of their own, among them a shape-shifting man-animal known as Leopard. Following the boy’s scent from ancient cities into dense forests and across deep rivers, Tracker and his companions face creatures determined to destroy them, while questions about the boy’s identity and the truth behind the search continue to intensify.