Jeanne Duval, the ginger-haired entertainer, is descended from African slaves and white sailors. It is twilight, and she argues with her lover Charles Baudelaire in his Paris apartment.
<br>Mer, plantation slave and doctor, has healing hands though her spirit is sickened. She both hungers for and dreads liberation, and longs for the gods to take her home.
<br>Thais, a beauty from Alexandria, was sold into slavery and prostitution as a girl. Impelled to seek a glorious revelation, she will travel the long hot roads to Jerusalem.
(adapted from information stated with the first edition)
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Gaylactic Spectrum Awards | Best Novel | Winner |
| 2004 | Locus Poll Award | Best Fantasy Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2004 | Nebula Award | Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2003 |
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The Salt Roads | Warner Books | Novel | |
| November 2004 |
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The Salt Roads | Warner Books | Novel | |
| January 2015 |
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The Salt Roads | Open Road Integrated Media | Novel |