UNTITLED BOOK 1

In the novel "Descendants of Fire & Water," the only daughter among five brothers, Essien, is raised in a village where women are bred to tend to their husbands and bear children. One night, she is led by akukoifo to a fabled river and emerges with superhuman abilities. She returns to an unfamiliar world a changed woman and is left with no choice but to defy the social conventions of her upbringing and become the first woman to enlist in Alkebulan's formidable military. She must learn to control and harness her new powers, even as she fights her destiny to become her country's long-awaited goddess.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2024
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

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The only daughter among five brothers, Essien was raised in a village where women were bred to tend to their husbands and bear children. One night, after she is led by the akukoifo, mythical beings of Alkebulan folklore, to a fabled river, Essien emerges from the waters with superhuman abilities: hands that burn with the flames they contain and the strength to overpower any of the men around her. Unsure of what this newfound power means, Essien returns to an unfamiliar world a changed woman. And when militant rebels destroy her father's fields, leaving him crippled for life, Essien is left with no choice but to defy the social conventions of her upbringing and become the first woman to enlist in Alkebulan's formidable military. Without the presence of her family and friends, surrounded by fellow soldiers who want her dead and powerful forces that seek to manipulate Essien's inner magic for evil, Essien must learn to control and harness her new powers, even as she fights her destiny to become her country's long-awaited goddess. But not everything is as it seems. Will Essien step into her destiny as Goddess of Alkebulan, or will she make a decision that will alter the course of Alkebulan history forever?

Fueled by ancestral magic and the power of gods on earth, "Descendants of Fire & Water" is the thrilling first book in the powerful new "Essien of Alkebulan" series.

Dimension: 228 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781684429912