The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

Hardcover, 224 pages

Published by Tordotcom.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-76704-2

(2 reviews)

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.

Nor do they have tails.

But they are most assuredly dead.

Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins.

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enne📚 reviewed The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

4 stars

This is a quick romp of a novella. I know it's overused to call something a romp these days, but this truly is a whirlwind of action, humor, and snark. The amount of banter and fight scenes make it feel like it's material that would also make a good comic, but I also quite enjoyed the unfolding mystery and worldbuilding.

This is also a much funnier book than a lot of Clark's previous work. There's ongoing jokes about assassin rules ("Assassin rule 305: always be ready to torch your safe house"). There's some great banter about work friends vs actual friends. I was also amused that Aeril the Matron of Assassins also runs really good restaurants (due to the knife connection), and one of the assassin bureaucrats is a foodie trying to angle their way into the restaurant business.

Divya Manian reviewed The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

Another excellent Fantasy from P. Djéli Clark

5 stars

It has been SO RARE to read fantasy that is based on Black & African traditions. I am so delighted that P. Djéli Clark has woven yet another set of worlds that is delightful & action packed. I feel this is a book that would be suitable for young teens and above. What a wonderful tale. Not one dull moment.