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Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

by Marlon James
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  • Feb 5, 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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