Children of Virtue and Vengeance, Hardcover/Tomi Adeyemi

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"Meet Tomi Adeyemi--the new J. K. Rowling. (Yep, she's that good)." --Entertainment Weekly After battling the impossible, Z lie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Or sha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Z lie struggles to unite the maji in an Or sha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Or sha, Z lie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. With civil war looming on the horizon, Z lie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Or sha tears itself apart. Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times-bestselling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first book in the Legacy of Or sha trilogy. Praise for Children of Blood and Bone "Poses thought-provoking questions about race, class and authority that hold up a warning mirror to our sharply divided society." -The New York Times"The next big thing in literature and film." --Ebony"A fast-paced, excellently crafted hero's journey...populated with compelling and nuanced black characters." -NPR"A debut novel that is nearly impossible to put down."-USA Today ZZlie must save Or-sha from a devastating civil war in the dazzling second installment of the Legacy of Or-sha trilogy--the follow-up to Adeyemi's debut novel, "Children of Blood and Bone."od and Bone."About the Author: Tomi Adeyemi is a Nigerian-American writer and creative writing coach based in San Diego, California. After graduating Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature, she received a fellowship that allowed her to study West African mythology, religion, and culture in Salvador, Brazil. Her first novel is Children of Blood and Bone. When she's not working on her novels