The New York Times-bestselling author "demonstrates his proficiency with high-quality speculative fiction" in a tale of Prometheus in South Central L.A. (Publishers Weekly).

In ancient mythology, the Titan Prometheus was punished by the gods for bringing man the gift of fire -- an event that set humankind on its course of knowledge. As punishment for making man as powerful as gods, Prometheus was bound to a rock; every day his immortal body was devoured by a giant eagle. But in Walter Mosley's The Gift of Fire, those chains cease to be, and the great champion of man walks from that immortal prison into present-day South Central Los Angeles with another gift to offer humankind...

"Ingenious and mystical... Fans of Mosley's gumshoe noir books will certainly wish to investigate." -- Kirkus Reviews

"A writer whose work transcends category and qualifies as serious literature." -- Time

"Mosley is one of the most humane, insightful, powerful prose stylists working today in any genre." -- The Austin Chronicle

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