![]() ![]() Then he really goes at it, bounding to the left of the circle, darting to the right. I can’t remember the last time I joined a circle of young aki like this, but I haven’t forgotten a single word.Īs the last words of the song die down, one of the youngest kids enters the circle and bounces on his feet, twirls, till he’s got everyone’s attention. I mouth along, careful not to let out a sound. One stone, two stone, and one makes three,Īki from Thalatha climbing up your trees. Khamsa dahia aki set your street on fire. Sound of Arbaa aki knocking at your door. Now the aki begin to stomp their feet in rhythm with each clap while they sing a familiar song. They begin to clap, slowly and in unison, their bodies swaying with the rhythm. I catch a glimpse of a fresh black mark wrapped around her leg-a tattoo of a snarling wolf.įlashing another smile, Wolf Girl holds up her hand to get everyone’s attention, and the aki form a circle. ![]() She sticks the landing, her tunic flipping up a bit to expose a patch of light-brown thigh. I grin as I watch that girl who smiled at me show off for her friends, doing a backflip off a piece of broken balcony. ![]() Others wear coal where gemstones would go. They wear jewel studs in their ears, gemstones to remind them of family members or loved who they abandoned or who abandoned them when their eyes changed and it was clear that they were aki. But there are a few who look close to my age, including one girl with a big, easy smile that catches my eye. This group of aki are young, some of them just kids. Seems like barely anyone still remembers my name is Taj. Whatever lahala they’re calling me these days in the Forum. If they knew I was here, they’d probably get all self-conscious, stop playing, and start trying to talk my ear off. They’re gathered in the small clearing below, ringed by the rubble of what used to be someone’s home. I make sure to sit where they can’t see me.įrom where I’m perched, tucked just out of sight on a pile of rubble, I have a pretty good view of the other sin-eaters, the aki. ***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected proof*** "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Io9’s All the Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Keep On Your Radar This FallīuzzFeed’s 22 YA Novels You’ll Want To Read From Cover To Cover This Fall IBooks Most Anticipated YA Books of the Fall Now Taj must fight to save the princess that he loves-and his own life.ĭebut author Tochi Onyebuchi delivers an unforgettable series opener that powerfully explores the true meaning of justice and guilt. Packed with dark magic and thrilling action, Beasts Made of Night is a gritty Nigerian-influenced fantasy perfect for fans of Paolo Bacigalupi and Nnedi Okorafor. When Taj is called to eat a sin of a member of the royal family, he’s suddenly thrust into the center of a dark conspiracy to destroy Kos. Most aki are driven mad by the process, but Taj is cocky and desperate to provide for his family. When he kills a sin-beast, a tattoo of the beast appears on his skin while the guilt of committing the sin appears on his mind. But Taj’s livelihood comes at a terrible cost. In the walled city of Kos, corrupt mages can magically call forth sin from a sinner in the form of sin-beasts-lethal creatures spawned from feelings of guilt. Taj is the most talented of the aki, young sin-eaters indentured by the mages to slay the sin-beasts. ".A paean to an emerging black legend."- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Reviewīlack Panther meets Nnedi Okorafor's Akata Witch in Beasts Made of Night, the first book in an epic fantasy duology. ".Unforgettable in its darkness, inequality, and magic." - VOYA, Starred Review "This compelling Nigerian-influenced fantasy has a wonderfully unique premise and lush, brilliant worldbuilding that will consume you until the last page."- Buzzfeed ".The beginning of a great saga." -NPR.org ![]()
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