A review by gatun
Speaks the Nightbird by Robert R. McCammon

5.0

Two of Robert McCammon's books are among my favorites. One is post-apocalypse. One is fantasy. I am adding Speaks the Nightbird to that list. It is historical fiction. It is set along the coast of the colony of South Carolina in 1799. The border between the English colony and the Spanish held Florida is a fuzz line through swamps and Native American controlled territories. Matthew Corbett enters as a young clerk to a magistrate, set to a town a the side of a swamp to try a witch. What follows is a fantastic story, part horror (man against man), part detective, part history, and part "I don't know what to call it but I loved it". Edoardo Ballerini is a terrific narrator. He helps bring the story to life through his wonderful accents and distinct voices.