P. Djèlí Clark's 'The Haunting of Tram Car 015' Series Latest Work, 'Spirits of Cairo', to be Published on June 11th!

P. Djèlí Clark, whose debut novel 'The Black God's Drums' was a great success and introduced for the first time in Japan, will have his long-awaited latest series installment, 'Spirits of Cairo', published by Tokyo Sogen-sha under their Sogen SF Collection imprint on June 11th.

'Spirits of Cairo' Sogen SF Collection

Highly acclaimed overseas with awards such as the Nebula Award and Locus Award, 'The Black God's Drums', translated and published with great fanfare in June 2024, was quickly praised by authors like Yugo Aosaki and became a hot topic on social media in Japan. It also won the coveted first place in the overseas category of 'Best SF 2024', an annual ranking project for 'SF ga Yomitai! 2025' (Hayakawa Publishing). The complete two-volume edition is currently available and selling well.

'The Black God's Drums' Sogen SF Bunko Edition (Vol. 1) 'The Black God's Drums' Sogen SF Bunko Edition (Vol. 2)

The latest installment in the series, 'Spirits of Cairo', to be published this time, is a collection of three stories. The title story is a prequel depicting how Fatma, the protagonist and an agent of the Ministry of Magic in 'The Black God's Drums', meets her lover, Siti. In addition, readers can enjoy stories set in a fascinating world where magic and science merge.

[Content Introduction]

In the late 19th century, the door to the world of Djinn (spirits) opened, and the world changed. In Cairo, Egypt, a global city that rapidly developed through the fusion of magic and science, Fatma, a skilled female agent of the Ministry of Alchemy, Magic, and Supernatural Beings, confronts difficult cases... The collection includes three stories, such as the title story, a prequel depicting the encounter between Fatma and her lover, Siti. This is the latest installment in the 'The Black God's Drums' series, which has won 4 major awards including the Nebula Award and Locus Award, and ranked first in the 'Best SF 2024' Overseas category of 'SF ga Yomitai!'

[Bibliographic Information]

'Spirits of Cairo' Cover

Title: Spirits of Cairo

Author: P. Djèlí Clark

Translator: Yasuko Kaji

Imprint: Sogen SF Collection

Format: Hardcover, French fold

Pages: 210 pages

Release Date: June 11, 2026

ISBN: 978-4-488-01471-1
C Code: C0097

Cover Art: Takeshi Ogata
Book Design: Shigeto Iwao + W.I

[Author and Translator Profiles]

P. Djèlí Clark

Born in New York in 1971. Raised in Houston, but spent his early childhood in his parents' native Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently an assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut. In 2020, his novella 'Ring Shout' won the Nebula Award, Locus Award, and British Fantasy Award. His first novel, 'The Black God's Drums' (2021), won four awards: the Nebula Award, Locus Award, Ignyte Award, and Compton Crook Award. The Japanese translation was selected as the No. 1 overseas work in 'Best SF 2024' for 'SF ga Yomitai! 2025' (Hayakawa Publishing).

Yasuko Kaji

Graduated from the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters and Sciences, Tokyo Woman's Christian University. Translator. Her major translated works include 'The Son of the King', 'The Conspiracy of the Emperor', 'The Return of Truth' by Hob; 'The Infinite Book' by Wilson; 'The Sorcerer Pensric', 'Spirit Ring', 'The Shadow of Chalion', 'The Curse of Chalion' by Bujold, among others.

Tokyo Sogen-sha Ltd.

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Representative Director: Kentaro Shibuya
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