The beautiful blend of mythology, romance, and action ends with a hint at more to come. Agent: Peter Knapp, Park & Fine Literary and Media. This pan-African story, rife with betrayal and narrated through poetic language that evokes vivid imagery, will ensnare readers, keeping them engaged with its energetic pace. The protagonists achieve a rich emotional depth complemented by the fast-paced action, and a light romantic element lends the plot additional support. As Koffi and Ekon ally in an attempt to outmaneuver their prey, even as enemies hunt them in turn, Gray’s lush, vivid descriptions enliven the twisting narrative, which is steeped in Pan-African mythology. Concealing divergent aims, the pair together pursues the Shetani through the dark, magical reaches of the Greater Jungle. Her life intersects with Ekon’s after she rescues him from an ancient murderous creature called the Shetani, which has long threatened Lkossa when he allows Koffi to flee, he forfeits his birthright as an elite warrior. When Koffi-a beastkeeper whose family debts have indentured her to the Night Zoo-runs afoul of the zoo’s cruel owner, she unleashes a torrent of power that can only be magic. Once a haven for magic users called darajas, a terrible earthquake known as the Rupture led to their ostracization, driving magic underground. Gray’s imaginative debut traces the twined fates of 16-year-old Koffi and 17-year-old Ekon, a pair of Black teenagers living in the corrupt fictional jungle city of Lkossa.
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