The Dance of Shadows
$38.34
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2025
Summary
Title: Whispers of Vengeance: A Shadowwielder’s Tale
Rumi and his family are Odu, burdened by poverty and scorned by other tribes. When the merciless Palmaine, colonizers of Basmine, threaten their village market, Rumi vows to free his family.
He joins the Golden Room, hoping his music will bring fortune and freedom. But his pride and resentment are heavy burdens.
On Rumi’s most important night, his world shatters. The terrifying Priest of Vultures attacks, and Rumi’…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399612630 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399612638 |
| Author: | Rogba Payne |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 44mm |
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An engrossing saga of magic and music, which painfully illustrates how someone’s true purpose in life can be knocked off course by oppression and war * Eddie Robson, author of Drunk on All Your Strange New Words *with this very entertaining debut, joins the likes of Nnedi Okorafor and Tade Thompson in bringing a refreshing Afrocentric perspective to genre tropes * Financial Times *A rich, detailed and (be warned) visceral take on high fantasy that leaves you impatient for sequels * SFX *
About The Author
Rogba Payne
ROGBA PAYNE was born in London and raised across both London and Lagos, Nigeria. He is a descendant of John Augustus Otunba-Payne; the noted lawyer, writer and murdered prince of the Ijebu-Ode royal family. He first began writing while studying law at university. Now a lawyer, living in Lagos, he is most alive writing speculative fiction that examines issues of power, prejudice and spirituality.
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