Children of Blood and Bone
Legacy of Orïsha, Book 1
by Tomi Adeyemi
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Ya Fantasy, Fantasy, and Fantasy.
They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie_x0092_s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leavin...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Ya Fantasy, Fantasy, and Fantasy.
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