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Lost Tales from Esowon
Lost Tales from Esowon
Series · 5 books · 2019-2022
By
Antoine Bandele
,
Matthew Chatman
,
Callan Brown
, and more
Books in series
#1
Last of My Kind
2019
When the war with the humans started, there were hundreds of us, then it was just me and Father. Now it’s just me. Uzoma, known throughout the land as the Human’s Savior, the Great and Mighty, the Kishi Killer, has been devastating the demons called the kishi. After Yemi’s father’s becomes his latest casualty, Yemi realizes that he is all that is left of his kind. Set on avenging his father, he must begin a dark journey down a path he’s not ready for. Because taking Uzoma down will not be easy. He has the village of Bajok under his thumb and possesses a weapon not even the humans know about. But Yemi knows something. A secret known only to him and Uzoma. Will Yemi be able to use that secret to take down such a renowned and mighty warrior? Delve into this companion novelette to The Kishi, an African fantasy based on Angola folklore.
#2
A Servant's Work
2019
Amana has a special gift to see into the future. But one day something goes horribly wrong … something he never foresaw. Following the loss of his family, he is determined to master the mystic arts and have his revenge. The only place he can learn to hone these abilities is with a group of pacifist mountain monks who rebuke the act of vengeance. If Amana is to achieve a power great enough to avenge his loved ones, he’ll have to embrace the philosophy of the Junga monks and keep his true intentions locked away. But will Amana gain the sorcerous power he seeks? Or will his dark quest send him on a journey he can’t come back from? Delve into this prequel novella to The Kishi, and embark on a cautionary tale of shortcuts to enlightenment.
#3
Hearts in the Dark
2019
She’s a princess. He’s a demon. Both are fighting for control.
Princess Shanaki, second heir to the throne of Ya-Set, has journeyed to a foreign land to serve as a pawn in her father’s game. Ikenna, demonkin, has been betrayed by his own. When the demons make a target of the princess to claim what is rightfully theirs, Ikenna moves against her first. Caught between beast and man, how will Shanaki save herself from the dark?
Delve into this companion novella to The Kishi, an African fantasy based on Angola folklore.
#4
Stoneskin
2020
Long ago, before the end of the gods, cursed crystal fragments lay hidden about the world. These objects were imbued with immeasurable power, yet to use one plagued the bearer with a heinous blight. Facing an empire's fleet of warships against his village's fishing boats, Jelani had no choice but to tap into the powerful and vicious Gods’ Glass. The reward for his heroism was stoneskin, which slowly consumes the body with stiff welts of rock. To all who know it—brewmasters and scholars alike—it’s a death sentence. Jelani knows it's only a matter of time before the stone devours him, and with it, his mind and sanity, leaving him nothing more than a raging beast. But there is rumor of a cure, a potion that can keep the plague at bay, though it comes with a price heavier than gold… Delve into this prequel novella to By Sea & Sky, a pirate fantasy inspired by East African and Arabian myth and folklore. An Esowon Story
#5
Grace Under Fire
2022
The rise of an empire threatens an ancient stronghold. For countless centuries, the Junga monks have lived detached from the rest of the world, but now a storm is brewing at the peak of their mountain home. Their temple shelters more than pacifists and clerics. It is a well of deep magic—old power bequeathed by the Gods, themselves. A great general’s ambition stokes the fires of war. She will make use of what the monks have forsaken. Ideals of peace waver under the threat of hard steel. When the flames of war finally erupt, the monks must contend with the most feared conqueror of this age. Can a young girl caught in the center of the blaze, traverse the inferno without getting burned? Delve into this supplemental short novel to The Sky Chronicles, a pirate fantasy inspired by East African and Arabian myth and folklore. An Esowon Story
Authors
Antoine Bandele
Author · 14 books
Matthew Chatman
Author · 2 books
Callan Brown
Author · 1 book
Kahriq Salil
Author · 1 book