Tomi Adeyemi

They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good. Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy.

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart. When Zelie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warriors with iron skulls traffic her and her people across the seas, far from their homeland. Then everything changes when Zélie meets King Baldyr, her true captor, the ruler of the Skulls, and the man who has ravaged entire civilizations to find her. Baldyr’s quest to harness Zélie’s strength sends Zélie, Amari, and Tzain searching for allies in unknown lands. But as Baldyr closes in, catastrophe charges Orïsha’s shores. It will take everything Zélie has to face her final enemy and save her people before the Skulls annihilate them for good.

In this dreamlike short story told in alternating prose and verse, number one New York Times bestselling author Tomi Champion-Adeyemi weaves a tale of a young woman’s journey to find her mother and uncover her secrets. Fifteen years ago, Lęina’s mother, Yuliana, went searching for a mythical place called the Garden and never returned. Determined to learn the truth about what happened, Lęina travels to Brazil to search for the hidden realm, with Yuliana’s journal and a local tour guide leading the way. But Lęina soon begins to wonder if she’s looking for answers—or if what she truly wants to find is herself.

Niegdyś kraina Orisza tętniła życiem i magiczną mocą, ale to już przeszłość. Teraz, pod rządami bezwzględnego władcy, magowie są ofiarami okrutnych prześladowań. Zélie straciła matkę, a jej lud – wszelką nadzieję. Kiedy jednak nadarza się okazja, aby pokonać monarchę, dziewczyna nie zamierza się poddać! Z pomocą zbuntowanej księżniczki planuje przechytrzyć następcę tronu, który chce położyć kres istnieniu magii [unicestwić magię]. Orisza to niebezpieczna kraina, królestwo złowrogich śnieżnych lampartusów i mściwych duchów. Ale największym zagrożeniem dla Zélie jest ona sama, musi bowiem zapanować nad własną mocą i coraz silniejszym uczuciem do wroga…

Magia powróciła do Oriszy, ale to nie koniec walki o władzę. Wojna dopiero się rozpoczęła! Zélie i zbuntowana księżniczka Amari zdołały przywrócić magię w krainie Oriszy. Nie przewidziały jednak, że rytuał obudzi uśpione moce nie tylko w magach… Teraz w kraju dochodzi do zabójstw arystokratów, a w odwecie armia urządza polowania na całe wioski. Nad królestwem zawisa widmo wojny domowej. Czy Zélie znajdzie sposób, by pojednać skłócone strony i utorować Amari drogę do tronu? Od tego zależy ocalenie Oriszy i jej mieszkańców. Jeśli znów wybuchnie wojna, królestwo upadnie...

Un tempo i maji, dalla pelle d'ebano e i capelli candidi, erano una stirpe venerata nelle lussureggianti terre di Orïsha. Ma non appena il loro legame con gli dei si spezzò e la magia scomparve, lo spietato re Saran ne approfittò per trucidarli. Zélie, che non dimentica la notte in cui vide le guardie di palazzo impiccare sua madre a un albero del giardino, ora sente giunto il momento di rivendicare l'eredità degli antenati. Al suo fianco c'è il fratello Tzain, pronto a tutto pur di proteggerla, e quando la loro strada incrocia quella dei figli del re si produce una strana alchimia tra loro. Ha inizio così un viaggio epico per cercare di riconquistare la magia, attraverso una terra stupefacente e pericolosa, dove si aggirano le leopardere delle nevi e dove gli spiriti vendicatori sono in agguato nell'acqua. Un'esperienza umana che non risparmia nessuno, in un turbine di amore e tradimento, violenza e coraggio. Nella speranza di ridare voce a un popolo che era stato messo a tacere.

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could’ve imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart. Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times bestselling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first title in her Legacy of Orïsha trilogy.

Um romance épico com um mundo de fantasia rico em evocações históricas, magia, lutas de poder e amor. Uma aventura magnética baseada na cultura africana. A história é sobre um mundo onde a magia já existiu e necessita ser ressuscitada, as personagens principais são mulheres de forte personalidade que vão mostrando ao leitor as diversas etnias, a religião com diversos deuses e um passado muito antigo. Um fenómeno editorial nos EUA: o livro entrou directamente para o 1.º lugar do top do The New York Times, e aí permanece no 2.º lugar há 27 semanas.