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In this West African-inspired world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice, perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther.

 

Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold - the colour of impurity, of a demon - she faces a consequence worse than death.

 

She is saved by a mysterious woman who tells Deka of her true nature: she is an Alaki, a near-immortal with exceptional gifts. The stranger offers her a choice: fight for the Emperor, with others just like her, or be destroyed...

The Gilded Ones (Deathless #1) Namina Forna

£8.99Price
  • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

    ISBN: 9781803704210

    Number of pages: 416

    Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm

    Weight: 344g

    Paperback

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