- English literature, Fantasy fiction, Scholars, Fiction
In the thriving city of Bassa, Danso is a clever but disillusioned scholar who longs for a life beyond the rigid family and political obligations expected of the city's elite. A way out presents itself when Lilong, a skin-changing warrior, shows up wounded in his barn. She comes from the Nameless Islands - which, according to Bassa lore, don't exist - and neither should the mythical magic of ibor she wields. Now swept into a conspiracy far beyond his understanding, Danso and Lilong will set out on a journey that reveals histories violently suppressed and magic only found in lore
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- gravecomic
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- Author
- Suyi Davies Okungbowa
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 480
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Audio, Orbit, Orbit Books
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780316428941
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