Namina Forna
Author
Series
Deathless volume 1
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the culture of West Africa, a feminist fantasy debut traces the experiences of an intuitive girl who is invited to leave her discriminatory village to join the emperor's army of near-immortal women warriors.
The blood ceremony will determine whether Deka will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on...