Akashic Noir: Addis Ababa Noir (Paperback)

from lmgrim

Reading the fourteen original stories in Addis Ababa Noir took me to a place I know little about and allowed me to experience different parts of the city through the imaginations of the authors. The book is published in the Akashic Noir series, and betrayal, violence, and death are everywhere. Th...

from mike1990

Another edition of Akashic Book's "Noir" series focusing on authors from the title city writing noir-style stories based on the culture of the city and taking place in said city. All the other books I have reviewed in this series were "Western" cities. Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, is a place...

from Capybara_99

The Akashic Noir series published by Akashic Books consists of collections of short noir stories set in specific places within the title city. (Usually a city.) The series as a whole is of surprisingly good quality. Addis Ababa Noir is even better than usual; it is probably my favorite in the ser...

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It's been a while since I've read an Akashic Noir book, and I forgot how much I love them. Each book features crime/noir/dark stories from a specific city by authors with a tie to that city. Take out the dark stories and the best of them(and this is one) put you into that city whether you're fami...

from Dreesie

I know the series name is the hook here, but I would not call these stories "noir". Yes, they all take place in Addis Ababa, and each is dark in some way, though some are more supernatural than traditionally violent. I wouldn't say good vs evil is undefined either, as most of these are quite clea...