Orisha is divided. 11 years ago, the government carried out a brutal genocide on the minority Magi - people born in clans of magic with powers tied to one of several gods. Zelie is a child of a magi mother and non magic father. Exiled from the home of her heritage, she lives in a tidal flat and eeks out a living in a family of fisherman. During the day, she trains with Mama Agba, a local woman who works to teach the children of magi - diviners - the skills they will need to survive in adulthood. Because few will reach adulthood. Most, shunned for the potential magic in their bodies, will enter the stocks, a brutal indentured servitude akin to slavery.A new tax on diviners threatens to bankrupt Zelie's family, so she heads to the capital city to sell a rare fish. However, when leaving the trading hall, she's approached for help by Amari, Orisha's princess who, upon seeing the brutal slaughter of her best friend at the hand of her father, is running with a scroll which threatens to bring magic back to all of Orisha.
Together with Zelie's brother, Zane, the two set out to restore magic and rebalance the scales of power in Orisha. Hunted by Amari's brother, beset by enemies on all sides, will Zelie reach the shrine in time to perform the incantation?
This is all very riveting. Voiced by the incomparable Bahni Turpin, the audio of this story does not let up. Children of Blood and Bone is a total original. I can't wait to read the sequel.
4.5/5 Stars.
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