The Conductors

A compelling debut by a new voice in fantasy fiction,The Conductors features the magic and mystery of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files written with the sensibility and historical setting of Octavia Butler’s Kindred Introducing Hetty Rhodesa magic-user and former conductor on the Underground Railroad who now solves crimes in post-Civil War Philadelphia. As a conductor on the Underground RailroadHetty Rhodes helped usher dozens of people North with her wits and magic. Now that the Civil War is overHetty and her husband Benjy have settled in Philadelphiasolving murders and mysteries that the white authorities won’t touch. When they find one of their friends slain in an alleyHetty and Benjy bury the body and set off to find answers. But the secrets and intricate lies of the elites of Black Philadelphia only serve to dredge up more questions. To solve this mysterythey will have to face ugly truths all around themincluding the ones about each other. In this vibrant and original novelNicole Glover joins a roster of contemporary writers within fantasysuch as Victor LaValle and Zen Chowho use speculative fiction to delve into important historical and cultural threads.