Son of the Storm

Award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa begins a thrilling new epic fantasy series of violent conquest, buried histories and forbidden magic. In the city of Bassa, Danso is a clever scholar on the cusp of achieving greatness-only he doesn´t want it. Instead, he prefers to chase forbidden stories about what lies outside the city walls. The Bassai elite claim there is nothing of interest. The city´s immigrants are sworn to secrecy. But when Danso stumbles across a warrior wielding magic that shouldn´t exist, he´s put on a collision course with Bassa´s darkest secrets. Drawn into the city´s hidden history, he sets out on a journey beyond its borders. But the chaos left in the wake of his discovery threatens to destroy the empire. ´Everything I love to see in a fantasy story: masterful, fully-realised worldbuilding, morally complex characters, thoughtful and piercing interrogations of power, privilege, and all the facets of human nature. Damn good stuff!´ - Jenn Lyons ´A mesmerising coming of age tale set against a thrilling, fantastical adventure that introduces and beguiling new world . . . and then rips apart everything you think you know´ - S. A. Chakraborty ´An elaborately plotted tale of ancient magics and world-shattering politics. I, like many others, will be impatiently waiting for the next instalment!´ - Andrea Stewart ´One of the most promising new voices in the growing coterie of African SFF writers´ - Wired