Winner of Audiobook of the Year on the 2019 Audie Awards.

Named one of AudioFile’s preferred audiobooks of 2018

Winner of the Tonight Show Summertime Reads with Jimmy Fallon.

Tomi Adeyemi conjures a sensational world of dark magic and danger in her Western world African-inspired fantasy debut Kids of Bloodstream and Bone.

They killed my mother.

They took our magic.

They tried to bury us.

Right now we rise.

Zérest remembers when the dirt of Orïsha hummed with magic. When different clans ruled – Burners igniting flames, about Children of Bloodstream and Bone Tiders beckoning waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoning forth souls.

But everything changed the night time magic disappeared. Beneath the orders of the ruthless king, anyone with capabilities was targeted and wiped out, leaving Zérest without a mom and her people without hope. Just a few people remain with the power to make use of magic, plus they must remain hidden.

Zérest is one particular person. Now she has an opportunity to recreate magic to her people and hit against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must learn to funnel her forces and outrun the crown prince, who’s hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

Danger lurks in Orïsha, where strange creatures prowl, and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. The greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she problems to come quickly to terms with the effectiveness of her magic – and her developing emotions for an enemy.

The movie of Kids of Bloodstream and Bone is in development at Fox 2000/Temple Hill Productions with the incredible Karen Rosenfelt and Wyck Godfrey (Twilight, Maze Runner, The Fault In Our Celebrities) producing it.