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About The Prophets
Product Description Instant New York Times Bestseller "May this book cast its spell on all of us, restore to us some memory of our most warrior and softest selves." —The New York Times Book Review “A new kind of epic...A grand achievement...While The Prophets' dreamy realism recalls the work of Toni Morrison...its penetrating focus on social dynamics stands out more singularly.” —Entertainment Weekly A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. Isaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older man—a fellow slave—seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuel's love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation's harmony. With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuries—of ancestors and future generations to come—culminates in a climactic reckoning, The Prophets masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love. Amazon.com Review Editors' pick: A lyrical but devastating novel that shines a harsher light on a shameful legacy that is still deeply felt." —Erin Kodicek, Amazon Editor Review Longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeLonglisted for the Crook's Corner Book Prize#1 Indie Next Pick One of: The New York Times Book Review's Books to Watch for in January The Washington Post's 10 Books to Read in January Real Simple's Best New Books to Read in 2021 (So Far) USA Today’s Best Books of 2021 So FarPopSugar's Best Books of 2021TIME's 10 New Books You Should Read in JanuaryO, the Oprah Magazine's 32 LGBTQ Books That Will Change the Literary Landscape in 2021Cosmopolitan’s New LGBTQ+ Books to Add to Your Reading List Entertainment Weekly’s 14 Books to Read During Black History MonthGood Morning America’s Best Books to Read this January Marie Claire's Must-Read 2021 Book Releases by Black Authors CNN’s Best Books of JanuaryNBC News’ 10 Best Fiction Books by Black Authors in 2021Harper's Bazaar's Winter's Best New ReleasesReader's Digest's Most Anticipated Books of 2021BuzzFeed’s Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of 2021Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2021Electric Literature's Most Anticipated Debuts of 2021The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of 2021Thrillist’s 30 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021Spy’s Best and Most Anticipated Books of 2021 Read It Forward’s Favorite Reads of January 2021 The Root’s Most Anticipated Books by Black Authors in 2021 The Advocate’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2021 St. Louis Magazine’s Must-Read Books of 2021Debutiful’s Best Debuts of January Lambda Literary's Most Anticipated LGBTQ Books of January LGBTQ Read’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIAP Fiction of 2021 Picks Kirkus Reviews' Most Anticipated Books of the FallTheBody’s 5 Essential Summer Reads by Queer Authors TheGrio’s Top 50 Books to Read This Summer "An extraordinary, vivid novel written with heart and imagination.... The Prophets really dazzles." –NPR, Weekend Edition “[An] often lyrical and rebellious love story...Jones seems to be reaching across centuries of blood and memory in an attempt to shake awake a warrior armed with weapon and wit that lie
