Season of the Serpent, Book 3 in the Nameless Republic Trilogy

Award-winning Suyi Davies Okungbowa’s The Nameless Republic is a thrilling epic fantasy trilogy, a sweeping tale of violent conquest and forbidden magic set in a world inspired by the pre-colonial empires of West Africa.

The Nameless Republic trilogy follows three characters whose singular and collective choices change and reshape the fortunes and futures of the unicontinent of Oon: Danso, a scholar turned fugitive; Lilong, a warrior turned rebel; and Esheme, a fixer turned emperor.

In Son of the Storm, the ancient city-empire of Bassa unravels upon the discovery of its darkest secret: supernatural powers that shouldn’t exist. In Warrior of the Wind, the chaos left in this discovery’s wake threatens to destroy the empire, and places our heroes on a collision course with history, the future, and themselves. In Season of the Serpent, all of Oon is on the brink of war, and the journey to a solution will be long, filled with twists, treachery, unexpected allies and fabled enemies.

From city streets where secrets are bartered for gold to forests teeming with fabled beasts, Suyi Davies Okungbowa offers a sweeping epic of forgotten magic and violent conquests in this richly drawn fantasy, perfect for fans of Fonda Lee, Rebecca Roanhorse and S. A. Chakraborty.

AuthorSuyi Davies Okungbowa

PublisherOrbit

The Crucible of Pain

Centuries have passed since the forces of nature won the war against humanity. Sentient animals now rule a healing world, and as the stain of mankind continues to dwindle, a young wolf called Silversong is determined to rise in the hierarchy of his pack. Strong at manipulating wind and air, all he needs is a way to prove himself to his Chief.

Before he can gain the respect he deserves, however, Silversong’s aspirations are cut short by the Heretic and his outcast wolves. Against all odds, the Heretic and his band of exiles escape their imprisonment far to the west and wreak havoc on Silversong’s pack. The exiles pose a threat unlike any other, and their enigmatic leader won’t stop his brutal conquest until all wolfkind submits to him.

Silversong can’t let a monstrous wolf like the Heretic roam free. With the wind at his back, he pursues the leader of the exiles into forests of shadow and into ancient places better left forgotten. But the further he strays from home, the more he comes to realize that maybe his enemies aren’t so evil after all. Maybe there’s a reason for the destruction they seek… and maybe there’s a far greater danger lying in wait.

AuthorColtrane Seesequasis

PublisherKegedonce Press

The First Step

It is said that a journey of a thousand li begins with a single step. . . .

Long Wu Ying never expected to become a real cultivator, never dreamed of having the chance to train and develop wondrous martial arts skills and magic of his own. As a farmer’s son in a rural village, his days were spent studying, planting rice, and spending time with his friends. Fate, however, has different plans for him.

Conscripted into the army and taken from everything he knows, Wu Ying’s chance observation of an incoming ambush prevents a bloody rout—and brings him to the attention of the powerful Verdant Green Waters sect, an elite school of cultivation. Invited to join the sect as a novice, Wu Ying is thrown into a world he is utterly unprepared for, one filled with demonic beasts, haughty nobles, and, most of all, the very real possibility of reaching immortality—if he’s brave enough to seize it.

AuthorTao Wong

PublisherAce Books