by Tomi Adeyemi · Pan Macmillan UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781509871353
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«Children of Blood and Bone» is the young adult fantasy novel by Tomi Adeyemi, published by Pan Macmillan UK in paperback (544 pages, in English).
In Orïsha, magic was eradicated by a ruthless king who ordered the maji killed; Zélie lost her mother and her people were left without hope. Zélie, one of the few who still holds power, allies with a rebel princess to try to bring magic back to the kingdom, while the crown prince is determined to destroy it forever.
First installment of the Legacy of Orïsha saga. Debut of Tomi Adeyemi, originally published in 2018.
For young adult fantasy readers seeking a powerful heroine and a story of resistance against oppression.
Tomi Adeyemi is an American writer and creative writing coach. She is best known for her novel Children of Blood and Bone, the first in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, which debuted #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers List, and won the 2018 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, the 2019 Waterstones Book Prize, and the 2019 Hugo Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book. In 2019, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and in 2020, she was named to the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2020 in the "Pioneers" category. In 2022, Paramount Pictures was developing Children of Blood and Bone into a major motion picture with Gina Prince-Bythewood attached to direct.
