About the Author

Alex Jennings was born in Wiesbaden (Germany) and raised in Gaborone (Botswana), Paramaribo (Surinam), and Tunis (Tunisia) as well as the United States. He is a graduate of Clarion West and the University of New Orleans. He is now a teacher, author, and performer living in New Orleans. His writing has appeared in strangehorizons.com, podcastle, The Peauxdunque Review, Obsidian Lit, the Locus- Award-winning Luminescent. He is an afternoon person.

Reviews

Wild, witty, and profound. . . a cosmic storm of talent
*Victor LaValle*

A hallucinatory wonder of a debut'
*Walter Mosley*

Jennings weaves a brilliant tapestry . . . The Ballad of Perilous Graves is a remarkable debut
*BOOKLIST*

Hugely infectious fun
*SFX*

The two worlds of this gripping and inventive fantasy are so vividly depicted that reading it is a bit like taking a fabulous city break
*GUARDIAN*

An enchanting, energetic, wild ride of a story set to a staccato melody. The electric prose leaps off the page in a riot of colours and sounds
*Leslye Penelope*

A wild, dark and joyful love song to New Orleans, the power of stories, and hope in the face of destruction
*H. G. Parry*

His lyrical prose dances to a rhythm all its own
*Stina Leicht*

An unforgettable story
*Rion Amilcar Scott*

Scary, sweet, lyrical, and real
*Poppy Z. Brite*

I ached to live in their world. A stunning debut that is sure to become a classic
*Elizabeth Hand*

Alex Jennings writes with an energy and a profusion of imagination and vividness that carries you off. Brilliant!
*Katherine Addison*

A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debut
*Christina Henry*

A slice of delightfully disorientating and whimsical magic
*CultureFly*

The Ballad of Perilous Graves is not only an engrossing adventure but a potent homage to the beating heart of one of the world's most magical cities
*Ladee Hubbard*

A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debut
*Christina Henry*