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In an unfair world, how much strength does a father have to use to protect his son from falling into the abyss? On a road full of threats, how many struggles does a boy have to go through before he can grow up freely and safely? This is his own legendary father-son story narrated by Obama's beloved writer Thanasis Coates. It is also a true epitome of the survival of countless families in the corners of contemporary America, and the true growth path of countless teenagers. In poetic and powerful language, Thanasis Coates recalls how his father, a Vietnam veteran, Black Panther, and noted publisher, led his children out of the common fate of teenagers in Baltimore's ghettos in a fractured era and in a dangerous city. With his father's rough love, Coates walked out of the bloodshed on the streets, the violence in the school, and the depraved desires, and moved from darkness to light. This is a family epic fighting against life and an American fable fighting against reality.

Young Cierlan Walker was born into slavery. He lost his mother and all memories of her, and at the same time he was given a mysterious power. Once, Sheeran accidentally fell into a river while driving a carriage. When he was about to drown, a blue light led him out of danger, and Sheeran survived. The experience of escaping death caused him to reexamine his life, the decaying plantation, and the evils of slavery. Eventually, Sheeran decided to run away from his only home. Escape from hell is not easy. By chance, Sheeran joins the secret war against slavery. In this cruel trial, he traveled between the gloomy prison of escaped slaves, the dangerous hinterland of the South, and the crisis-ridden Northern Free State. Sheeran makes real friends, experiences adventures he never imagined, and finally understands what this war means. More importantly, he began to understand what the mysterious power in himself was. However, what Sheeran wants to do most is to return to his hometown to save his remaining relatives. With the wisdom given by war, with the courage to face the darkness, and with the divine power in him, can Sheeran succeed? "The Water Dancer" is the first novel by Thanasis Coates, one of the most famous contemporary American writers. Coates seamlessly interweaves real history with wonderful imagination, leading readers back to the wild America of the slavery era. The characters he writes seem to have come from the depths of history, telling us about a painful memory that has not yet healed.