The epic and phenomenal West-African inspired New York Times bestselling YA fantasy from an incredible new talent.
Jordan Ifueko is a Nigerian American writer who grew up eating fried plantains while reading comic books under a blanket fort. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their collection of Black Panther Funko Pops. Raybearer is her debut novel.
Fresh and utterly transportive, Raybearer is a fantastical fight
for freedom, family and justice at all costs
*Heidi Heilig*
A fresh, phenomenal fantasy that begs readers to revel in its
brilliant world
*Kirkus starred review*
The prose is effortless and poetic from the very first sentence.
Ifueko's mesmersing debut stuns as it weaves a tale of loyalty,
fate, destiny, family, and revenge
*Booklist starred review*
A stunning debut
*Publishers Weekly starred review*
Ifueko's debut is full of lush world building and detailed,
Nigerian-inspired mythology, giving life to a myth of epic
proportions and a tale that is bound to stick with readers long
after they finish it
*Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books starred review*
This intensely readable, satisfying fantasy asks questions about
identity, choice, power and obligation, against a vivid, richly
imagined backdrop of west African-inspired magic.
*The Guardian*
I believe Jordan Ifueko's impressive science fiction fantasy, the
Raybearer duology, falls into the same category and will be an
effortless way to share a reading experience with your teenagers.
Jordan Ifueko, the daughter of Nigerian immigrant parents, born in
Southern California, began imagining the incredible fantasy world
with its 13 culturally distinct realms when she was just 13 years
old herself. Another 13 years later in 2020, her first book
Raybearer was published. The heroine of this unique world is 16
year old Tarisai who can jump into other people's minds and search
out their past. With unspeakeable curses, spellbinding magic and
mystical creatures infused with West African inspired folklare,
this remarkable other world pays significant tribute to our own
world and ancient cultures.
*New African Magazine*
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