Then the red pox came, sickening him and Mother. Just three months ago, he was hearty and robust, his blond hair untouched by gray. He's a frail figure in the darkness, his tall body sunken into itself. The barn door is open when I arrive, a lantern hung at the post. I've felt the tingling many times before and never once seen anything strange. It's almost as if there's something there, at the edge of my vision. An ominous tingling builds under my skin.
Shadows gather in the darkness, crowding the weak pool of light cast by my lamp. It's early morning, and the sun hasn't yet begun its climb above the snow-dusted trees encircling our small farmhouse. The thought nervously circles in my head as I hurry toward the barn, gathering my cloak to ward off the cold. The start of a bold and immersive fantasy series for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther. Nothing and no one are quite what they seem to be–not even Deka herself. But as she journeys to the capital to train for the biggest battle of her life, she will discover that the great walled city holds many surprises. Knowing the dangers that lie ahead yet yearning for acceptance, Deka decides to leave the only life she's ever known. And they are the only ones who can stop the empire's greatest threat. They are called alaki–near-immortals with rare gifts. Then a mysterious woman comes to her with a choice: stay in the village and submit to her fate, or leave to fight for the emperor in an army of girls just like her.
Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs.īut on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity–and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death. Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village.
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