''Children of Virtue and Vengeance'' is a 2019

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novel by Nigerian American novelist

Tomi Adeyemi Tomi Adeyemi (born August 1, 1993) is a Nigerian-American novelist and creative writing coach. She is known for her novel ''Children of Blood and Bone'', the first in the ''Legacy of Orïsha'' trilogy published by Henry Holt Books for Young Reade ...

. It is the sequel to ''

Children of Blood and Bone ''Children of Blood and Bone'' is a 2018 young adult fiction, young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian-American novelist Tomi Adeyemi. The book, Adeyemi's debut novel and the first book in a planned trilogy, follows heroine Zélie Adebola as she att ...

'' and the second book in the ''Legacy of the Orisha'' series. The novel follow Zélie as she tries to unite the maji, secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the maji from the new monarch's wrath.

Development

stated that writing the novel was harder than writing its predecessor because of the determination to balance the book ideas and the pressure from fans and her publishers to reach the deadline set for publication. Writing the book over four rough drafts which were 600 pages long, Adeyemi wrote it as organic as she wanted it and as quickly as the ideas came to her while still exploring West African mythology.

Plot

After burying her father, Zélie, Tzain, Amari must face Queen Nehanda, who takes over Lagos. They must stop the Queen and her army, who have uncontrollable magic abilities, while defending Amari's claim to the throne in order to bring long lasting peace to the land of Orisha.

Reception

The book reached the number 1 on the New York Best Seller for young adult hardcover books and received generally positive reception like it predecessor. ''Children of Virtue and Vengeance'' was included among the '' Times'' top 100 fantasy novel of all time.

References

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