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Excerpt from Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James X
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
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  • First Published:
    Feb 2019, 640 pages

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    Feb 2020, 640 pages

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I know the thought that just ran through you. And all stories are true.

Above us is a roof.

Excerpted from Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James. Copyright © 2019 by Marlon James. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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