Namina Forna

'Namina Forna Could Be The Toni Morrison Of YA Fantasy.' - Refinery 29 The start of a bold and immersive West African-inspired, feminist fantasy series for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther. We all have a choice. Are we girls, or are we demons? Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold - the colour of impurity, of a demon - she faces a consequence worse than death. She is saved by a mysterious woman who tells Deka of her true nature: she is an Alaki, a near-immortal with exceptional gifts. The stranger offers her a choice: fight for the Emperor, with others just like her, or be destroyed...

The Gilded Ones

Fans of The Gilded Ones and Children of Blood and Bone will love the second book in an epic fantasy series about a girl who is the key to saving the empire--or its greatest threat. It's been six months since Deka has freed the goddesses and discovered who she really is. There are now wars waging across the kingdom. Otereans now think jatu are traitors to the nation. Deka is called a monster. But the real battle has only just begun and Deka must lead the charge. Deka is tasked with freeing the rest of the goddesses. Only as she begins to free them, she begins to see a strange symbol everywhere in places of worship and worn on armor. There's something unnatural about that symbol; just looking at it makes Deka lose her senses. Even worse, it seems to repel her powers. She can't command or communicate with the new deathshrieks. In fact, she can't even understand them when they speak. Deka knows freeing the goddesses is just the beginning. She can tell whatever dark force out is powerful and there is something sinister out there threatening the kingdom connected to that symbol--something merciless--that her army will need to stop before humanity crumbles. But Deka's powers are only getting stronger...and her strongest weapon could be herself.

The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones

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Die Göttinnen von Otera - Golden wie Blut

The epic, hotly anticipated sequel to the instant bestseller The Gilded Ones about a girl with the power to remake her world—or destroy it. 

“Fans of Children of Blood and Bone, Mulan, and the Dora Milaje from Black Panther are going to adore [The Gilded Ones].”—BuzzFeed 

It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered who she really is... but war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun. For there is a dark force growing in Otera—a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop. 

  

Yet hidden secrets threaten to destroy everything Deka has known. And with her own gifts changing, Deka must discover if she holds the key to saving Otera... or if she might be its greatest threat. 

  

The Merciless Ones is the second thrilling installment of the epic fantasy series in which a young heroine fights against a world that would dare tame her.

The Merciless Ones

The dazzling finale to the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling Gilded Ones series. One girl holds the power to defeat the gods—but can she become one? Mere weeks after confronting the Gilded Ones—the false beings she once believed to be her family—Deka is on the hunt. In order to kill the gods, whose ravenous competition for power is bleeding Otera dry, she must uncover the source of her divinity. But with her mortal body on the verge of ruin, Deka is running out of time—to save herself and an empire that’s tearing itself apart at its seams. When Deka’s search leads her and her friends to the edge of the world as they know it, they discover an astonishing new realm, one which holds the key to Deka’s past. Yet it also illuminates a devastating decision she must soon make… Choose to be reborn as a god, losing everyone she loves in the process. Or bring about the end of the world.

The Gilded Ones #3: The Eternal Ones

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Die Göttinnen von Otera - Schwarz wie Tod

Die Göttinnen von Otera - Purpur wie Rache

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic, hotly anticipated sequel to the instant bestseller The Gilded Ones about a girl with the power to remake her world—or destroy it. “Fans of Children of Blood and Bone, Mulan, and the Dora Milaje from Black Panther are going to adore [The Gilded Ones].”—BuzzFeed It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered who she really is... but war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun. For there is a dark force growing in Otera—a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop. Yet hidden secrets threaten to destroy everything Deka has known. And with her own gifts changing, Deka must discover if she holds the key to saving Otera... or if she might be its greatest threat. The Merciless Ones is the second thrilling installment of the epic fantasy series in which a young heroine fights against a world that would dare tame her. ★ "This book shimmers like gold."—School Library Journal, starred review

Le guerriere dal sangue d'oro

El comienzo de una increíble y audaz serie de fantasía épica. Rechazadas por su sangre por su sangre. Guerreras por decisión propia. ¡Prepárate para la batalla! La sangre dorada de Deka la marca como impura y la condena a muerte. Ante ella, una decisión: resignarse a su destino o unirse a las Alaki, un ejército de chicas casi inmortales que lucha para defender el imperio de su mayor enemigo. Pero nada es lo que parece, y Deka deberá descubrir su verdadero poder y el de sus hermanas guerreras para luchar contra aquellos que desean subyugarlas.

Las que estamos muertas

Les guerrières sans pitié

Les immortelles

Kniha je začátkem young adult fantasy románů a její hrdinkou je šestnáctiletá Deka, která žije v přísné patriarchální společnosti. Šestnáctiletá Deka žije ve strachu. Během Rituálu čistoty musí prokázat, že se může stát plnohodnotnou členkou své vesnice. Když pak v den obřadu krvácí zlatě - démonickou barvou nečistoty - ví, že ji čeká něco horšího než smrt. Možnost uniknout strašlivému osudu přijde spolu se záhadnou ženou, která jí nabídne místo ve zvláštní císařské armádě. Nic však není takové, jak se na první pohled zdá, a Deka začíná odhalovat temný odkaz vlastních předků. Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.

Pozlacené

Šestnáctiletá Deka žije ve strachu. Blíží se obřad krve – okamžik, který rozhodne o tom, zda ji přijmou za členku vesnice a ona konečně začne někam patřit. Její nepřirozená intuice, kterou se už teď liší od ostatních, její obavy jen posiluje. Když pak v den obřadu krvácí zlatě – barvou nečistoty – ví, že bude čelit následkům horším než smrt. Potom ji ale navštíví záhadná žena s nabídkou: buď může zůstat ve vesnici a podřídit se svému osudu, nebo odejít a přidat se k alaki – armádě dívek stejných jako ona. Jsou téměř nesmrtelné, mají neobyčejné schopnosti a jako jediné mohou ochránit císaře a celé impérium před hrozbou, která se blíží. Deka si je vědoma nebezpečí, touží však po přijetí, a tak na nabídku kývne. Ale už cestou do hlavního města začne zjišťovat, že nic není takové, jak to vypadá – ani ona samotná...

È tardo pomeriggio quando arriviamo al tempio. La piazza del villaggio è già gremita: le ragazze, nei loro abiti da cerimonia, si mettono in fila davanti ai gradini del tempio, con i genitori ai lati. Mio padre prende posto accanto a me quando i tamburi iniziano a suonare. Gli jatu marciano solennemente verso i gradini, le loro crudeli maschere da guerra brillano nella luce spenta del pomeriggio. Osservo le mura bianche e spoglie del tempio, il suo tetto rosso. Il rosso è il colore della santità. È il colore del sangue delle ragazze pure che saranno messe alla prova oggi. Deka conosce bene l'importanza del rituale della purezza. Sa che da esso dipenderà se potrà o meno diventare membro a tutti gli effetti del suo villaggio ed essere finalmente parte di qualcosa, proprio lei che si è sempre sentita diversa e fuori posto. Ma il giorno della cerimonia, il suo sangue si rivela d'oro, il colore della non purezza. Le conseguenze, Deka lo sa bene, potrebbero essere peggiori della morte. Per questo, quando una misteriosa donna va a trovarla nel luogo in cui è imprigionata e le propone di andarsene dal villaggio per entrare a far parte di un esercito composto da ragazze esattamente come lei, le alaki, non ha dubbi. Pur comprendendo i pericoli che la aspettano, Deka decide di abbandonare la vita che ha sempre conosciuto. Ma già nel viaggio che la conduce alla capitale del regno, e alla più grande battaglia della sua vita, scoprirà presto che la grande città serba molte sorprese. E che niente è davvero come sembra, nemmeno lei.

E se as Dora Milaje, de Pantera Negra, vivessem no universo de The Handmaid's Tale? Em Sangue dourado conheça as alaki, guerreiras quase imortais que lutam para sobreviver em um império que só pensa em destruí-las. Deka convive com o medo e a expectativa todos os dias. Finalmente chegou seu momento de passar pela cerimônia do sangue, a qual todas as meninas de Otera são submetidas. Se o seu sangue for vermelho, igual ao de qualquer humano, Deka enfim fará parte da aldeia que a ignora e a despreza desde seu nascimento, enfim será aceita, enfim viverá uma vida normal... Se o seu sangue for vermelho. Mas não é. O sangue que escorre de suas veias é dourado, a cor da impureza. E, por isso, seu destino será enfrentar consequências piores do que a morte. Até que uma mulher misteriosa aparece trazendo uma alternativa: lutar pelo imperador em um exército de garotas como ela, as alaki, seres quase imortais e, mais importante, dotadas de dons raros. Juntas, as alaki podem conter a maior ameaça do império, os uivantes mortais, bestas selvagens que atacam de vilarejo em vilarejo, deixando dezenas de corpos em seu rastro. Em busca de sentir que pertence a algum lugar, Deka parte para a capital, onde logo descobre que nada é exatamente o que parece — nem mesmo ela. Sangue dourado, primeiro volume da trilogia Imortais, é uma fantasia feminista poderosa e envolvente inspirada na África Ocidental. Eleito pela Amazon como o melhor livro Young Adult de 2021, o livro de estreia de Namina Forna se tornou um best-seller instantâneo do The New York Times. "Heroínas formidáveis e uma mitologia feminista cuidadosa são o diferencial da estreia desta trilogia de fantasia inspirada na África Ocidental." - Publishers Weekly "Os fãs de Filhos de sangue e osso, Mulan e das Dora Milaje de Pantera Negra vão adorar este aqui." - BuzzFeed "Namina Forna talvez seja a Toni Morrison da fantasia YA." - Refinery29

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