When Malik rigs his way into the contest, they are set on a heart-pounding course to destroy each other. Written by Roseanne Brown Age Range: 13+ Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (June 2, 2020) What to expect: Fantasy, West African Folklore. And she knows just how to obtain one: by offering her hand in marriage to the victor of the Solstasia competition. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated her court threatens mutiny and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Written by Roseanne Brown Age Range: 13+ Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (June 2, 2020) ISBN-13: 978-0062891495 What to expect: Fantasy, West African Folklore, Adventure An intricately detailed and enormously entertaining read, A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN will endlessly entertain teens and adults alike. But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal-kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia’s freedom. For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Renée Ahdieh, and Sabaa Tahir. The first in a gripping fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction-from debut author Roseanne A.
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