Desperate to find and save those survivors, Arrah and her trusted friends Sukar, Essnai, and an unlikely companion in former crown prince Tyrek, make for the hills. Thankfully, Arrah’s preoccupation with the politics of the Almighty Kingdom is easily distracted when she discovers a lead suggesting that some people from the Tribal Lands were able to escape Efiya’s purge. With Rudjek’s father actively conspiring to discredit and perhaps even harm Arrah, their star-crossed romance is in pretty dire shape. Arrah and Rudjek’s relationship is already under strain thanks to the discovery of their respective heritages–Rudjek, a descendant of and now a Craven himself, immune to magic and created to kill those who use magic Arrah, a supremely powerful ancient god, whose magic spikes dangerously every time she and Rudjek are close. (Not that Arrah wants any part of that business.) Forced to navigate the weight of expectation from the church, things are even further complicated by the fact that Rudjek’s father, the Vizier Suran Omari, has seized control of the Kingdom and declared Rudjek the Crown Prince. While Arrah tries to keep the Demon King out of her mind, she also struggles with her other relationships–as the most powerful magic wielder in the Almighty Kingdom, she is the natural successor to her mother’s role as High Priestess.
REAPER OF SOULS FREE
The Demon King is still desperate to break free from his prison and starts to bleed into Arrah’s mind, insisting that they are connected and that Arrah is, in fact, Dimma–the unnamed Orisha, who betrayed her siblings for love of Daho, the Demon King. But even though she has sealed Efiya’s soul away, Arrah knows that the danger is not over. Thousands were massacred by demons, thanks to Arrah’s sister Efiya, leaving Arrah amongst the last of the surviving Tribal Lands people. ReviewĪfter years of not having any magic at all, Arrah is now the most powerful–and last–witchdoctor in the Almighty Kingdom. Warning: This review contains unavoidable spoilers for book 1, Kingdom of Souls.
REAPER OF SOULS SERIES
Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Kingdom of Souls series This explosively epic sequel will have readers racing to the can’t-miss conclusion.
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Set in a richly imagined world inspired by spine-tingling tales of voodoo and folk magic, Kingdom of Souls was lauded as “masterful” by School Library Journal in a starred review. And as Arrah struggles to unravel her connection to him, defeating him begins to seem more and more impossible-if it’s something she can bring herself to do at all. But the Demon King’s shadow looms closer than she thinks. Now the last surviving witchdoctor, she’s been left to pick up the shattered pieces of a family that betrayed her, a kingdom in shambles, and long-buried secrets about who she is.ĭesperate not to repeat her mother’s mistakes, Arrah must return to the tribal lands to search for help from the remnants of her parents’ people. After so many years yearning for the gift of magic, Arrah has the one thing she’s always wanted-at a terrible price.