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In the Shadow of Ruin
- Narrated by: Elias Khalil
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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King Jide Adelani has ruled the lands of the Yoruba in West Africa for many peaceful years, but now his kingdom is in turmoil and the cold grasp of death's embrace is closing in around everything he holds dear.
Jide spent years garnering the respect and loyalty of the tribes in the hopes of uniting them into one cohesive empire when his half-brother, Prince Olise, returns from banishment to claim the throne as his own.
The offspring of a union between the late King Adeosi and the evil enchantress Ekaete, the bitter Olise has devoted the last decade to one purpose; to seize the throne and rule the kingdom. If he fails, he risks his name being erased from the history of the tribes.
With the support of his mother, a powerful witch whose name is whispered in fear across the lands of the tribes, the outcast Olise now seems unstoppable in achieving his goal.
Facing overwhelming military might and dark forces that he cannot comprehend, Jide must either choose to ignore the warnings of the gods, and seek help from those who also practice dark arts; or risk losing his kingdom.
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- Lana @ Indie Accords
- 07-07-2022
Fantastic Narration of an Epic West African In
I have been searching for an African inspired fantasy that incorporates the Orisa's/Gods and old Africa's rich lore for SOO long!!! And I found it between the pages of this amazing debut!!
'In The Shadow of Ruin' we experience battles politics, and war for the ancient Nigerian Kingdom of Ile-Ife between two brothers. Told through the POVs of King Jide, his sons and Blood Guard's on one side, and wannabe king Olise on the other. There are also flash backs that give us a better sense of the characters and their relationships which I thoroughly enjoyed.
I read along with the audiobook and Elias Khalil did a fantastic job. Every character had their own voice that suited them and the pacing was perfect. I read in 2x speed and it read as fluently as it would in normal speed.
There is a lot of Yoruban lore in this book and is accompanied with a glossary which was really helpful. The Orisha are portrayed so well and true to lore (albeit the limited lore I know) and I really hope we get to see much much more of them as I love interfering gods.
Debajo creates a rich world with a deep history, culture and proud people. I loved King Jide and his sons and am particularly interested in Enitan's arc and can't wait to see what is in store for the young prince.
This book is BRUTAL and though in quite a few cases it doesn't go into explicit details, it doesn't need to. The scene is set so well it doesn't need to, the horrors perceived let your imagination do its worst and was just as powerful.
For readers who loved the raw brutality, politics, character and world building of 'A Song of Ice and Fire', 'Gunmetal Gods' and 'A Drowned Kingdom' I think you will love this.
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