Tomi Adeyemi Wins Goodreads Best Debut Author of the Year Award

Tomi Adeyemi Wins Goodreads Best Debut Author of the Year Award

With 70,984 votes, Nigerian American author, Tomi Adeyemi won the highly coveted Best Debut Author of the Year Award of the 2018 annual Goodreads Choice Awards for her first book, the sensational children's fantasy novel, Children of Blood and Bone.

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’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.

But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.

Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy. 
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