Tristan Strong Keeps Punching
core novel 2021 Tristan Strong
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.32 (1,653 ratings, collected 2026-09-04) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781368054874 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Tristan Strong Keeps Punching concludes the trilogy with Tristan back on his grandparents' Alabama farm, training as a boxer and staying in contact with the trickster god Anansi, while unsettling messages warn him of a menacing figure known as the Shamble Man. When his grandmother, Nana, is taken by monstrous forces tied to this new threat, Tristan draws on his growing command of story and language to return to Alke, reuniting with his friend Ayanna and meeting new figures such as the legendary riverboat captain Keelboat Annie. Traveling up a version of the Mississippi River woven through West African and African American mythology, Tristan pursues the Shamble Man and Nana's captors, facing spirits and obstacles determined to keep him from reaching his grandmother and completing his journey home to Chicago.
Where it sits
- Universe: Tristan Strong
- Series: Tristan Strong core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kwame Mbalia
Notes
- From the series record (Tristan Strong): Complete trilogy; all Core Canon.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Tristan Strong: position 3 of 3: previous Tristan Strong Destroys the World (2020)
Sources
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