Antoine Bandele
What happens when a deity needs a human body?
They go to the source, of course.
Eshu the Trickster needs a mortal form for his mischievous plans, but the only other Orisha who can help him swore off the practice ages ago.
It will take careful scheming to convince the Original Architect to come out of retirement. Any misstep and Eshu will be thrown from the Sky Realm.
What's worse,
...TJ Young has been surrounded by magic his entire life, yet he has never tapped into it... until now.
Fourteen-year-old TJ grew up normal in a secret community of gifted diviners in the heart of modern-day Los Angeles. His powerful sister was ordained to lead his people into a new age of prosperity, but her mysterious death in Nigeria threatens to destroy the very foundations of TJ's world.
Desperate
...3) By Sea & Sky
The sickness was severe...
...and there was one known potion that could save him.
Was piracy the only chance they had?
Zala wasn't skilled with a sword. She wasn't blessed with magic. But she knew the Sapphire Seas well. Plundering and raiding was an art of its own, and she got by on her wits.
Yet she was running out of time. She needed the
...Never make a deal with a deity.
Promises with one are impossible to keep.
TJ Young spent last summer fighting to unlock the secrets behind his sister's mysterious death but found himself battling the magic of the ancient Orishas instead. And some of the answers he sought came with a promise he may not be able to keep: to dismantle new human construction on the coastline of Lagos, Nigeria
...A pacifist monk. A threatening darkness. An innocent village hanging in the balance.
Hoping to escape his dark past, Amana travels to the great village of Bajok in search of redemption. The day he arrives, a young woman is slain and the locals point their fingers at the new arrival.
Amana must overcome the village's trepidation. A demon is on the loose and he fears more will die. The solution is obvious—a
...11 marvelous stories of mystical portals, magical lands, and mythical creatures.
Journey with children, fae creatures, and gods alike as they navigate the joy of friendship, the struggles of finding identity, and the unclear pathways of strange new worlds.
From bestsellers to rising voices, 11 terrifically talented authors explore the many faces of whimsy and wonder, mischief and misdoings.
...The first collection in the ongoing series stories compiling fantasy tales from the world of Esowon.
Inside, you'll find dastardly beasts, tortured monks, and unexpected lovers in a set of tales that'll transport you to lands lost to time.
The collection includes:
Last of My Kind
When the war with the humans started, there were hundreds of us. Then it was
...Oya, the deity of storms, must convey a message. But how can she do it when no Orisha has communicated with a mortal in centuries? To succeed, she must break the ancient rules that have shackled her for ages.
The world's hope rests on the shoulders of her holy child, young Manny Martinez, but she's proving fiendishly
...When the war with the humans started, there were hundreds of us, then it was just me and Father. Now it's just me.
Uzoma, known throughout the land as the Human's Savior, the Great and Mighty, the Kishi Killer, has been devastating the demons called the kishi. After Yemi's father becomes Uzoma's latest casualty, Yemi realizes that he is all that is left of his kind. Set on avenging his father, he must begin a dark journey down a
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