477pp., paperback, London, 2022
Sequel to The Gilded Ones.
It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera, and discovered who she really is. But there is a dark force growing that Deka and her army must stop.
"The second installment in Namina Forna’s West African-inspired fantasy series, this follow-up to The Gilded Ones doubles down on what made its predecessor so good: The rich, thoroughly lived-in world building full of details that are so unlike almost everything else in this genre space." Paste
Namina Forna was born in Sierra Leone and moved to the USA with her family when she was nine years old.