The Seed of Cain

In the sequel to The Record Keeper, General Arika Cobane makes an illegal move to ensure the people's freedom, but when her scheme fails, she blacks out. She reunites with Hosea Kahn and seeks treatment at the Compound, but time is running out and she is still unwell. Arika gives up everything to grasp the power of an ancient authority, but can she muster the will to hold it?

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 21 June 2022
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

In this captivating sequel to The Record Keeper, immerse yourself once again in the startlingly original dystopian world. For fans of Octavia Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson, Nnedi Okorafor, and Tade Thompson, prepare to be transported on an Afrofuturist tour de force. General Arika Cobane, the beloved leader of the worker rebellion, takes a bold but illegal step to secure the freedom of the people. However, when her scheme fails, and her co-conspirator is executed for treason, Arika, overwhelmed and exhausted, blacks out. Upon awakening, everything has changed. She has been stripped of her rank and power, and the new leader of the Kongo, Kira Swan, is a charismatic traitor determined to subjugate the Kongo under the pretext of peace. Desperate to regain her influence, Arika reunites with Hosea Kahn and seeks treatment at the Compound, deep within the treacherous Obi Forest. Arika is determined to reclaim her authority, stop Kira Swan, and continue leading the Kongo toward freedom, but time is running out, and she is still unwell. Control is slipping away from her grasp. When a new source of strength emerges, an ancient authority reserved for the One destined to save the Kongo, Arika sacrifices everything, including Hosea Khan, to seize it. However, alone and weary, can she muster the will to hold onto this newfound power?

Weight: 302g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789091182