The must-read epic fantasy of 2021, as featured on Cosmo, Buzzfeed,
BookRiot and Refinery 29. In this West African-inspired world, girls are
outcasts by blood and warriors by choice, perfect for fans of Children
of Blood and Bone and Black Panther. Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in
Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is
tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it.
But when
Deka bleeds gold - the colour of impurity, of a demon - she faces a
consequence worse than death. She is saved by a mysterious woman who
tells Deka of her true nature: she is an Alaki, a near-immortal with
exceptional gifts. The stranger offers her a choice: fight for the
Emperor, with others just like her, or be destroyed...
The Gilded Ones - Namina Forna
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