Man of Stone and Shadow: Shadows of the Past: A Lwanda Magere Adventure, #1

By Fidel Namisi

In the year 2099, eighteen-year-old Luyanda Michaels is excited about beginning his studies at university. But when he goes against his parent's wishes and gets a part-time job at a museum, a chIn 2099, an unassuming young man enrols for an African History degree at the Azania State University, somewhere in Southern Africa.  When a chance encounter with an ancient artefact at the university museum leaves him with the ability to transform into the shadow of anything he touches, he goes on a journey to discover who he really is and why he was chosen to have such powers. But there is someone else who is after his gifts: a powerful sorcerer who will stop at nothing to change the face of the continent, leaving death and destruction in his wake. With time running out, Luyanda has to find a way to master the shadows, save his own skin and stop a madman before he becomes an undefeatable tyrant.  ance encounter with an ancient artefact leaves him in a rather unexpected position.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fidel Namisi
• Release date: Mar 31, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393436096

Fidel Namisi

When I was a child, my dreams took me soaring through the night sky where I popped into countless futures: an inventor, an explorer, a pilot, a firefighter. There were even serious futures that prickled at the edge of my night flights. Could I be a lawyer like my father or a programmer like Wozniak? But I am me. That's both a blessing and a curse. With a fertile imagination and deep aversion to commitment, I thought why settle for one future when I can have them all? As a novelist and filmmaker, I return to my night flights and recreate all the futures that once snatched my breath away. In my waking hours, I'm a regular Joe. I get lost in books and love long, solitary walks. It's not uncommon for porridge to be the highlight of my day. Twice. Sometimes thrice. I love my porridge! My 15-year career in screenwriting earned me two Writer's Guild of South Africa Awards and more! A near-death experience got me to commit to my first novel. I guess writing is like giving birth. Painful but worth it when you see the baby. I'm passionate about the written word. If I could go back in time, I'd teach my ancestors how to write, so their tales of great men and women wouldn't be lost forever. I dream of a world in which everyone reads to their heart's delight and can make their imagination soar. Help me create that world.

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