![]() ![]() Awa, a young woman training to be a powerful griot, tests the limits of her knowledge and comes into her own in a world of sorcery, floating cities, kindly beasts, and uncertain men. Djola, righthand man and spymaster of the lord of the Arkhysian Empire, is desperately trying to save his adopted homeland, even in exile. There is magic in the world, but good conjure is hard to find. The wind blows sand and sadness across the Empire. This is medicine for a broken world." -Daniel José Older Award-winning author Andrea Hairston weaves together African folktales and postcolonial literature into unforgettable fantasy in Master of Poisons The world is changing. “This is a prayer hymn, a battle cry, a lovesong, a legendary call and response bonfire talisman tale. ![]()
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