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The stunning conclusion to THE BLOOD GIFT duology WAR HAS ERRUPTED.
ALLIANCES ARE FRACTURING. Ikenna is now a fugitive with a colossal
bounty on her head. Yet, somehow that’s the least for her
worries. Her grandfather’s long time allies refuse to help, and
the Blood Emperor’s Warlord is tracking her. She’s also
struggling to control the enormous power she was granted by the
Goddess of Blood Rites … and come to terms with the promises she
made to get such power. Amidst all of this, the Blood Emperor
leaves decimated cities, war crimes, and untold death in his wake.
As the horrors increase, Ikenna and her team realize they must
assassinate the Blood Emperor and quickly end the war. His killing
may have planet-shattering consequences. But to do nothing means
annihilation. LOYALTIES. REVENGE, POWER. WITH THE WORLD AFLAME,
ONLY ONE THING IS CERTAIN: BLOOD WILL BE SPILLED.
'AN ENTHRALLING, UNPUTDOWNABLE READ' Kalynn Bayron, bestselling
author of CINDERELLA IS DEAD 'A DAMN GOOD TIME' Hannah Whitten, NYT
bestselling author of FOR THE WOLF N.E. Davenport's fast-paced,
action-packed debut kicks off a duology perfect for fans of RED
RISING AND AURORA RISING It's all about blood. Blood spilled long
ago between the Republic of Mareen and the armies of the Blood
Emperor, ending all blood magic. Now there is peace in the Republic
- but there is also a strict class system, misogyny, and racism.
Her world is not perfect, but Ikenna survived in it. Until now.
With the murder of her grandfather, Ikenna spirals out of control.
Though she is an initiate for the Republic's deadly elite military
force, Ikenna has a secret only her grandfather knew: she possesses
the blood magic of the Republic's enemies. Ikenna throws herself
into the gladiatorial war games at the heart of her martial world:
trials that will lead her closer to his killers. Under the
spotlight, she subjects herself to abuse from a society that does
not value her, that cherishes lineage over talent - all while
hiding gifts that, if revealed, would lead to execution or worse.
Ikenna is willing to risk it all to find out who killed her
grandfather... So she can end them. Magic, technology, and
rebellion meet in this stunning debut - part one of a duology that
sees a young Black woman rise through misogyny and racism to become
an elite warrior.
Blending fantasy and science fiction, N. E. Davenport’s
fast-paced, action-packed debut kicks off a duology of loyalty and
rebellion, in which a young Black woman must survive deadly trials
in a racist and misogynistic society to become an elite warrior.
It’s all about blood. The blood spilled between the Republic of
Mareen and the armies of the Blood Emperor long ago. The blood
gifts of Mareen’s deadliest enemies. The blood that runs through
the elite War Houses of Mareen, the rulers of the Tribunal
dedicated to keeping the republic alive. The blood of the former
Legatus, Verne Amari, murdered. For his granddaughter, Ikenna, the
only thing steady in her life was the man who had saved Mareen. The
man who had trained her in secret, not just in martial skills, but
in harnessing the blood gift that coursed through her. Who trained
her to keep that a secret. But now there are too many secrets, and
with her grandfather assassinated, Ikenna knows two things: that
only someone on the Tribunal could have ordered his death, and that
only a Praetorian Guard could have carried out that order. Bent on
revenge as much as discovering the truth, Ikenna pledges herself to
the Praetorian Trials—a brutal initiation that only a quarter of
the aspirants survive. She subjects herself to the racism directed
against her half-Khanaian heritage and the misogyny of a society
that cherishes progeny over prodigy, all while hiding a power
that—if found out—would subject her to execution…or worse.
Ikenna is willing to risk it all because she needs to find out who
murdered her grandfather…and then she needs to kill them. Mareen
has been at peace for a long time… Ikenna joining the Praetorians
is about to change all that. Magic and technology converge in the
first part of this stunning debut duology, where loyalty to
oneself—and one’s blood—is more important than anything.
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