Forged by Blood

A brilliant new voice brings us a brilliant new epic fantasy novel: Ehigbor Okosun’s first book in an action-packed,poignant duology inspired by Nigerian mythology–full of magic and emotion and set in a highly atmosphericcomplex world in which a young woman fights to survive a tyrannical societyhaving everything stripped away from herand seeks vengeance for her mother’s murder and the spilled blood of her people. In the midst of a tyrannical regime and political invasionD├¿mi just wants to survive: to avoid the suspicion of the nonmagical Ajes who occupy her ancestral homeland of Ife; to escape the King’s brutal genocide of her people–the darker skinnedmagic wielding Oluso; and to live peacefully with her secretive mother while learning to control the terrifying blood magic that is her birthright. But when D├¿mi’s misplaced trust costs her mother’s lifesurvival gives way to vengeance. She bides her time until the devious Lord Ekwensi grants her the perfect opportunity–kidnap the Aje princeJonasand bargain with his life to save the remaining Oluso. With the help of her reckless childhood friend ColinD├¿mi succeedsbut discovers that she and Jonas share more than deadly secrets; every moment tangles them further into a forbiddenunmistakable attractionmuch to Colin’s–and D├¿mi’s–distress. The kidnapping is now a joint mission: to return to the Kinghelp get Lord Ekwensi on the counciland bolster the voice of the Oluso in a system designed to silence them. But the way is dangerousD├¿mi’s magic is growing yet uncertainand it’s not clear if she can trust the two men at her side. A tale of rebellion and redemptionrace and classlove and trust and betrayalForged by Blood is epic fantasy at its finestfrom an enthusiasticemerging voice.