![]() In the ancient, oppressively patriarchal kingdom of Otera, the value of a woman is determined by the purity of her blood. The Gilded Ones, the first book in the Deathless series, is her debut novel. She is driven by the tales of strong women handed down by her grandmother and seeks to increase the amount of black female heroes in western literature. She moved to Atlanta in the US at the age of 9 in part to escape the escalating civil war in her home country. The Gilded Ones (Deathless #1) by Namina FornaĪuthor Namina Forna was born and raised in Sierra Leone. And also has a proper go at the patriarchy. Here’s a brand new YA series that draws from the ancient stories of Western Africa…. ![]() Now, however, thanks to the gradual increasing visibility of our age, from blockbusters like Black Panther and newly emerging YA voices, the inherent magic of the West African mythos is finding wider appreciation. For a long time, the fantasy genre has been dominated by explicitly European models. West Africa is so rich in cultures, mythologies, ethnicities and beliefs it’s a wonder that more fantasy novels do not take inspiration from its vivid variety. ![]()
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