In the kingdom of Orïsha, magic died the night King Saran's raids slaughtered the maji; Zélie Adebola, daughter of a murdered maji mother, grew up among the divîner children left behind. When Zélie crosses paths with the king's fugitive daughter, Princess Amari, she gains the chance to perform the ritual that could restore magic before the solstice — pursued across the kingdom by Amari's brother, Prince Inan, who has secrets of his own. Adeyemi's debut, the first volume of the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy, builds its world from Yoruba and West African tradition.
Author: Tomi Adeyemi · Original publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers (New York), 2018
