A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST, Book one of the Invoker Trilogy

581pp., map, paperback, Orbit, London, (2025) 2026

ISBN: 9780356523163

A epic tale of revenge and rebellion set in a richly imagined world of warring clans and ancestor magic.

In the Nine Lands only those of noble blood can summon the spirits of their ancestors to fight in battle. When Temi, a commoner, accidentally invokes a powerful spirit, she believes it could be the key to ending the centuries-long war. But not everything that can be invoked is an ancestor, and some spirits are more dangerous than anyone can imagine.

"A truly excellent debut, with a genuinely fascinating magic system, engaging characters and deep world-building. A fantastic read." James Islington, author of The Will of the Many

“A whirlwind debut of ferocious talent and compulsive storytelling that lifts you up from the first page and never lets go.” Lavie Tidhar

M. H. Ayinde was born in London, where she lives. Her short fiction has appeared in FIYAH Literary Magazine, F&SF, Fantasy Magazine, and elsewhere, and she was the 2021 winner of the Future Worlds Prize.