An epic fable drenched in African mythology. This is work that both meets the immersive worldbuilding standard in books by Tolkien and Martin and brings to the genre a voice unlike anything seen before . . . It sets readers up for what will undoubtedly be a superb finale
The Boston Globe
Booker winner James's African-inspired imaginary kingdoms mark the series out from the usual run of epic fantasies, but his uniquely supple, powerful style is even more distinctive
The Guardian
<i>Black Leopard, Red Wolf</i> and <i>Moon Witch, Spider King</i> are wildly inventive, genre-defining works of fiction on the level of <i>The Lord Of The Rings</i> and the Broken Earth trilogy that deserve to be studied, dissected, and argued over
AV Club
An exhilarating tour de force . . . [James] establishes a new vision for the trilogy as a whole and confirms <i>Dark Star</i> as a true epic
- John Burnside,
Moving, vivid, and thought-provoking . . . brilliant
Buzzfeed
James cements his status as a wildly inventive and lyrical storyteller
Financial Times
James masterfully flips the first instalment on its head . . . [A] titanic story of empire, adventure and power
Esquire
Told with James' inimitable linguistic verve . . . Riotous, ultraviolent, dazzlingly inventive
Literary Hub
<p>A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made, with language as powerful as Angela Carter's</p>
Neil Gaiman
James once again shattered my expectations . . . <i>Moon Witch, Spider King</i> is a breathtaking book, one that functions as well as a standalone as it does a sequel . . . This is a novel that begs to be read in one sitting
NPR