Children of Virtue and Vengeance: A West African-inspired YA Fantasy, Filled with Danger and Magic

Written by Tomi Adeyemi

Narrated by Bahni Turpin

Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the breathtaking second title in Tomi Adeyemi's YA fantasy trilogy, Legacy of Orïsha, following her ground-breaking, West African-inspired debut Children of Blood and Bone.

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji but also some nobles with magic ancestry.

Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as strong and magical as they are. When Amari's mother forms an army of royals with newly awakened powers, Zélie fights to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.

But with civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must find a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Dec 3, 2019
• ISBN: 9781529013283

Tomi Adeyemi

Named one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people, Tomi Adeyemi is a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Nigerian-American writer and storyteller based in New York, NY. After graduating from Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature, she studied West African mythology, religion, and culture in Salvador, Brazil. In 2020, she was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media. Her first novel, Children of Blood and Bone, debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, as did its critically acclaimed sequel, Children of Virtue and Vengeance. Children of Anguish and Anarchy, the highly-anticipated final book, will release in June 2024. The trilogy is being developed into a feature film with Paramount Pictures.