Firstborn of the Sun, 9780241705063
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Sunless girl risks all to save her friend, uncover a forbidden power.
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Firstborn of the Sun

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  • Paperback

    592 pages

  • Release Date

    27 October 2025

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Summary

Firstborn of the Sun: A Yoruba Myth Fantasy

Everyone in Oru is blessed with agbara, the power of the sun. Everyone except L’ore.

L’ore is the only one without agbara and must conceal it from everyone, including her best friend, Alawani.

But when the gods declare Alawani an Ifa, he must be stripped of his power in a brutal trial likely to kill him. Unwilling to bear his death, L’ore vows to rescue him.

In a desperate attempt to channel agbara, an icy magic pou…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241705063
ISBN-10:0241705061
Author:Marvellous Michael Anson
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Michael Joseph Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:592
Release Date:27 October 2025
Weight:700g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm x 40mm
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Critics Review

Absolutely radiant. Anson has created a captivating, intricate world with characters who will stay with me for a long time. A perfect balance of political machinations and aching romance, wrapped up in a fast-paced action packed adventure. I loved it! * BEA FITZGERALD *Firstborn of the Sun is a dazzling debut, with characters that leap off the page and burrow into your heart. Filled with love, betrayal, and questions of loyalty, the twists and turns this story takes will keep you reading late into the night. * ANDREA STEWART *Fierce, exciting and utterly original, Firstborn of the Sun is an enthralling and epic fantasy, with a beautiful and tender romance at its center * ANNA DAY *A rich and confident fantasy with expansive world building and a magic system as vicious as it is unique. Filled with intricately woven twists and action from beginning to end, readers will have a hard time putting this book down. Readers are going to LOVE THIS BOOK! * ANGELA MONTOYA *

About The Author

Marvellous Michael Anson

Marvellous Michael Anson has been writing for over a decade and has self-published a thriller, His Dark Reflection, to critical acclaim. She was shortlisted for the Future Worlds Prize in 2023, the 2022 Jericho Writers Friday Night Live Competition and the 2022 Kit De Waal Bursary, was longlisted for the 2023 REVPIT competition, and won the 2023 Jericho Writers’ Self Edit Course Bursary. In addition, Marve is a filmmaker who wrote and produced an award-winning short film in 2016 and is a recipient of the 2017 AFRIFF Film School Scholarship Program. She is a member of the Society of Authors, the World Science Fiction Society and the British Fantasy Society. She is a mentor for Black Girl Writers. Firstborn of the Sun is her debut fantasy novel.

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