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The spellbinding conclusion to the international bestseller Forged by
Blood delves deeper into Nigerian mythology as the Oluso uprising comes
to a head…and the young woman caught in between comes to her breaking
point. Return to this highly atmospheric, complex world full of magic
and romance and war, in which unity is the goal, blood is the
sacrifice, and love is at stake.
The King is dead. The Oluso rebel. War is here.
With the end of Alistair Sorenson’s tyrannical reign, Dèmi has accepted
Jonas’s proposal to rule as his Queen with hopes to finally free her
people, the magical Oluso. Yet social prejudice, corrupt council
members, and the continued distrust of the nonmagical Ajès throughout
the kingdom prove seemingly implacable obstacles. To make matters
worse, Dèmi struggles to control her newly awakened iron blood magic.
As Ekwensi’s rebel army—led in part by Colin, her best friend and
one-time lover—become more triumphant in their mission, war seems
inevitable.
Before long, a new evil appears that hunts Oluso and Ajè alike,
promising desolation on a larger level than ever before. When the
failed assassination puts the life of Dèmi’s loved one in danger as
well as the future of the Oluso into question, Dèmi embarks on a
treacherous journey to find an ancestral spirit whose aid could tip the
scales in her favor. Whether her new powers will destroy the kingdom or
heal the blood-soaked rifts that have pulled it apart, she does not
know.
Beyond the battles of swords and magic, there is the battle for Dèmi’s
heart. Jonas—the former enemy prince—has divided loyalties despite his
love for Dèmi. And Ekwensi and Colin have every intention of winning
her to their side, while a past pledge hangs over Dèmi’s head. Dèmi is
caught between the kingdom, her people, and the spirits, and must
decide what sacrifices she is willing to make for peace, and whether
she can outrun the greatest danger that constantly puts her in
peril—her own heart. Only one thing is for certain…
There will be blood.
Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018 'The best
fantasy debut of 2018' - WIRED A brilliantly imaginative epic
fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China's twentieth
century and filled with treachery and magic. When Rin aced the Keju
- the test to find the most talented students in the Empire - it
was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't
believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without
cheating; to Rin's guardians, who had hoped to get rich by marrying
her off; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free from
a life of servitude. That she got into Sinegard - the most elite
military school in Nikan - was even more surprising. But surprises
aren't always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from
the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Fighting the prejudice
of rival classmates, Rin discovers that she possesses a lethal,
unearthly power - an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of
shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of
psychoactive substances and a seemingly insane teacher, Rin learns
that gods long thought dead are very much alive - and that
mastering these powers could mean more than just surviving school.
For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen
still lurks across a narrow sea. The Federation occupied Nikan for
decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the
continent in the Second. And while most people calmly go about
their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark
away...
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Endless
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Chris Winters
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Subject 9
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Bradley H Shprintz; Edited by Jason Shprintz
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In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…
In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected.
When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother's identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, Zhu learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from her fate.
After her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu uses the chance to claim another future altogether: her brother's abandoned greatness.
Mulan meets The Song of Achilles; an accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China.
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