{"product_id":"the-bird-tribe","title":"The Bird Tribe \/\/ The Dreambird Chronicles, Book Three","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucinda Roy concludes her explosive speculative fiction trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDreambird Chronicles,\u003c\/i\u003e with the triumphant \u003ci\u003eThe Bird Tribe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYearning is the only compass you need to fly a way home.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo years after Ji-ji’s miraculous flight on her own impossible wings, the Dream of Freedom has stalled. The Rising promised by Prophet Dreg has not occurred. Ji-ji’s fellow seeds, living in bondage on plantings, had started to believe the legend of Flying Africans was more than just a myth enslaved people told themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut in a polarized nation, torn apart by a Civil War Sequel, faith is slippery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJi-ji’s quest to discover the truth behind her people’s origin story will send her, Afarra, and the men they love on a perilous transatlantic pilgrimage to find answers to questions that haunt her: Were Wingchildren engineered by those who experimented on imported humans? Or is she part of an improbable myth? An ancient tribe of Flying Africans from the Cradle, who etched their own remarkable story into the stuff of dreams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook three of \u003ci\u003eThe Dreambird Chronicles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dreambird Chronicles\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Freedom Race\u003cbr\u003eFlying the Coop\u003cbr\u003eThe Bird Tribe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLUCINDA ROY\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning novelist, poet, and memoirist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bird Tribe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her ninth book. A distinguished professor emerita, who co-founded the MFA program in creative writing at Virginia Tech, she relocated to speculative fiction for this Dreambird Chronicles trilogy because of the freedom it offered to enter realms a rigid adherence to realism doesn’t allow. Her commentaries have appeared in numerous newspapers and journals, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She has lived and taught on three continents and is recognized for her keynotes on creative writing, diversity, campus safety, and higher education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: July 07, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 512\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781250816887\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9.3 in H | 6.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC: Fiction \/ Science Fiction \/ Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic\u003cbr\u003eFiction \/ African American \u0026amp; Black \/ Women\u003cbr\u003eFiction \/ Own Voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"LUCINDA ROY","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":67776268632299,"sku":"9781250816887","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"(Pre-order, April 13 2027) Paperback","offer_id":67776968065259,"sku":"9781250258953","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781250258953.jpg?v=1791124112","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/the-bird-tribe","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}