Explosive fantasy set in a West African world of magic and legend, where one girl must sacrifice her life, year by year, to gain the power necessary to live up to the expectations of the mother she has never been good enough for.Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Tomi Adeyemi and Black PantherExplosive fantasy set in a West African world of magic and legend, where one girl must sacrifice her life, year by year, to gain the power necessary to live up to the expectations of the mother she has never been good enough for.Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Tomi Adeyemi and Black PantherThere’s magic in her blood.Arrah is a young woman from a long line of the most powerful witch doctors in the land. But she fails at magic, fails to call upon the ancestors and can't even cast the simplest curse.Shame and disappointment dog her.When strange premonitions befall her family and children in the kingdom begin to disappear, Arrah undergoes the dangerous and scorned process of selling years of her life for magic. This borrowed power reveals a nightmarish betrayal and a danger beyond what she could have imagined. Now Arrah must find a way to master magic, or at least buy it, in order to save herself and everything she holds dear.“I couldn’t get enough of Kingdom of Souls. Wonderfully written, and full of dark magic and danger, it was a story I couldn’t wait to escape into. Highly recommended!”Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series“Magnetic and addictive, Kingdom of Souls turns ambition into sacrifice and blood into power. Magic is always worth the price—and the pain—and this book is black girl magic at its finest.”Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles“A tough-as-nails protagonist overcomes odds stacked heavily against her in this captivating debut.” (Booklist)The extraordinary West African-inspired fantasy debut!Rena Barron grew up in small-town Alabama where stories of magic and adventure sparked her imagination. After penning her first awful poem in middle school, she graduated to writing short stories and novels by high school.Rena has an affinity for good cheese, wine, and nature. For a time, she lived in the Franche-Comté region of France, where she hiked to her heart’s content and explored the ruins of old castles. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading or brushing up on her French.She is represented by Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.The extraordinary West African-inspired fantasy debut!• A powerful coming-of-age story covering themes of epowerment, daughterhood and the strength that comes from difference• Inspiration drawn from West African history and legend provides appeal beyond genre audience• First instalment of an epic fantasy trilogy• Author, who was discovered on Pitch Wars, already has a fantastic social media profile pre publication, with great connections and over 2k followers on Twitter• 8 languages sold• Film news: Michael B Jordan and his production company, Outlier Society Productions, have come on board. Misan Sagay (Belle) is attached as the screenwriter. More news pending.Competition: Black Panther; Children of Blood and Bone; Court of Thorns and Roses; Crescent City; Children of Virtue and Vengeance; Queenie. Sarah J Maas; Tomi Adeyemi; Leigh Bardugo; Victoria Aveyard; Nnedi Okorafor; Holly Black; Cassandra Clare; Candice Carty-Williams
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