Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

Tristan agrees to give him the Story Box in exchange for the journal, but tricks him instead and he and Gum Baby banish him.

He calls himself Uncle C, later revealed to stand for 'Cotton' and has Eddie's journal. They find the Golden Crescent has been taken by the Fetterlings and other monsters after defeating them all, Tristan is confronted by the one who controls them. After an occurrence in Isihlangu, a city on the side of the cliff, the leader of the monsters, called a Hull Beast, bringing his Brand Flies, attacks and they barely make it out alive, but after escaping with Isilangu resident Thandiwe, Tristan's friend Ayanna is critically injured, so he, Thandiwe, the god High John, and his companions and fellow adventurers Gum Baby and Chestnutt, go to the Golden Crescent to heal her. They encounter Fetterlings-sentient, snake-like chains intent on destroying both Alke and MidPass wherever they go since Tristan tore the rip in the sky.

Tristan meets the deities of the MidPass, who are at war with the Alkean deities. Once in Alabama, Tristan accidentally opens a portal to a world of folktales and mythology. Main article: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Skyįollowing the surprising death in a bus accident of best friend Eddie, reluctant twelve-year-old boxer Tristan Strong travels to Alabama to grieve with his grandparents, bringing some belongings and Eddie's mysterious journal. The Tristan Strong series follows the titular character of Tristan Strong, who 'accidentally creates a hole into the Midpass, a world where ancient African gods clash with gods of African-American legend in the first book of a new series by Kwame Mbalia.' Series overview Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky All three books are about African-American folktales. Book three, the last in the trilogy, Tristan Strong Keeps Punching, was announced on February 8, 2021, and is set to be released on October 5, 2021.

The first book, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, was published on October 15, 2019, and the second installment, Tristan Strong Destroys the World, was released a year later on October 6, 2020.

The series currently consists of two books, and a third has been announced. The Tristan Strong series is a mythology book trilogy written by Kwame Mbalia.

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky.

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia