" The Conductors is a seamless blending of magic, mystery, and history, creating power and wonder with its rarefied glimpse of Black life in the late 1800s. The Vigilance Society and the magic-wielding couple at the core of this story are a welcome addition to the growing chorus of voices in Black speculative fiction. Glover's worldbuilding, characters, and attention to historical detail create a delightfully genre-bending debut!" --Tananarive Due, American Book Award winner, author of Ghost Summer: Stories "Community dynamics mixed with a magical alternate Reconstruction-era mystery. The Conductors has all the elements I was looking for in a good story." --Mary Robinette Kowal, Hugo Award-winning author of The Calculating Stars "An Underground Railroad--but with magic. With compelling characters and wondrous worldbuilding, Glover weaves a tangled mystery of murder, spellwork, and freedom amid the remnants of slavery's lingering memories." --P. Djèlí Clark, Nebula Award - winning author of Ring Shout "Nicole Glover blends historical detail and magical elements into an unforgettable debut.
The Conductors is a wholly original and thoroughly riveting story. This is no doubt the first of many brilliant books to come." --Deanna Raybourn, New York Times best-selling author of A Murderous Relation "With The Conductors, Nicole Glover creates a fascinating world where even magic is segregated. She effortlessly weaves both the constellation-based magical system and the real life struggles of being Black in post-Civil War America. The characters, led by former Underground Railroad conductors Hetty and Benjy Rhodes, are as intriguing as the mystery. It's hard to believe this is Glover's first book. I found it as enchanting as one of Hetty's spells." --Kellye Garrett, winner of the Anthony, Agatha, and Lefty awards and author of Hollywood Homicide and Hollywood Ending " The Conductors is a conjured novel.
Reimagining a past that helps us navigate our present, it weaves a rich tapestry of history and magic to create a story of resilience and resistance through the power of Black girl magic. It's the perfect book for our times." --Maurice Broaddus, author of Pimp My Airship "The Conductors is a wildly inventive alternate history that combines compelling characters, a propulsive plot, and lots of intrigue. It is also radical as hell. Thought-provoking and powerful, Glover's novel is a must-read." --Cadwell Turnbull, author of The Lesson "[A] nail-biting debut.Readers will be surprised but gratified by an ending that shows just how past actions inform the present in unexpected ways. Glover is a writer to watch.
" --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review).