Bücher von Namina Forna

The must-read epic fantasy of 2021, as featured on Cosmo, Buzzfeed, BookRiot and Refinery 29. In this West African-inspired world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice, perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther.

Deka is a goddess-in-waiting with the potential to save her people from the brutal ancient goddesses who terrorize her kingdom of Otera. But first she must find her celestial essence - and if the Gilded Ones find it before she does, they will drain her power and tear Otera apart. Alongside her army of friends, Deka faces the hardest battle of her life - not just with the goddesses but with her own doubts. What if becoming a goddess makes her as evil as the Gilded Ones? And is she ready to leave her earthly life and loves behind? THE ETERNAL ONES is the final thrilling installment of the epic fantasy series in which a young heroine fights against a world that would dare tame her.

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.

"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"--

Das Buch ist bei deiner Buchhandlung vor Ort und bei vielen Online-Buchshops erhältlich! Nichts kann sie töten Bitte lass mein Blut rot sein, bitte lass mein Blut rot sein, bete ich. Als goldenes Blut aus ihren Adern fließt, ist für Deka klar, dass sie nie dazugehören wird. Wegen ihrer dunklen Hautfarbe galt sie schon immer als Außenseiterin. Doch dann kennzeichnet ihr goldenes Blut sie als Alaki, als Dämon. Nur ein Dekret des Kaisers von Otera kann sie retten: Er stellt eine Armee aus den beinahe unsterblichen Alaki zusammen. Deka wird zur Kriegerin ausgebildet und lernt dabei nicht nur zu kämpfen, sondern auch die Gebote infrage zu stellen, durch die sie als Frau ihr Leben lang unterdrückt wurde. Der spannende Auftakt zu einer epischen Fantasy-Trilogie von New York Times Bestseller-Autorin Namina Forna  für Jugendliche ab 14 Jahren.  Die Göttinnen von Otera überzeugt sowohl durch die starken weiblichen Charaktere und das atmosphärische westafrikanisch inspirierte Setting als auch durch die gesellschaftspolitische Relevanz.