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A girl condemned by her society discovers extraordinary power and joins other outcasts in a struggle against its brutal rules.
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Its heroine must navigate magical bonds, imperial politics, and questions of loyalty in a richly imagined world.
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Two young people with opposing aims become entangled in a kingdom shaped by magic, grief, and political unrest.
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An unexpected connectionIts heroine’s fight against an authoritarian state offers a non-magical but compelling counterpart to Adeyemi’s resistance themes.
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An unexpected connectionA boy raised inside a drug lord’s domain questions the system that defines his worth and limits his freedom.
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About the book
Children of Blood and Bone is a 2017 young adult fantasy by Tomi Adeyemi, featuring magic, siblings, resistance to government, and prejudice.
About the author
Tomi Adeyemi is a Nigerian-American author whose fantasy draws on West African mythology and culture.