Agent: Peter Knapp, Park & Fine Literary and Media. The protagonists achieve a rich emotional depth complemented by the fast-paced action, and a light romantic element lends the plot additional support. A propulsive mystery mixed with a moving coming-of-age tale and a touch of romance, Beasts of Prey asks: When we go into the jungle, who will we be when we come out Random House When Natasha. Women convicted of murder are being sentenced to the wild. Read 9 reviews from the world's largest community for readers.

As Koffi and Ekon ally in an attempt to outmaneuver their prey, even as enemies hunt them in turn, Gray’s lush, vivid descriptions enliven the twisting narrative, which is steeped in Pan-African mythology. Read 9 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Concealing divergent aims, the pair together pursues the Shetani through the dark, magical reaches of the Greater Jungle. But on the night of his final rite of passage, Ekon encounters not only the Shetani-a vicious monster that has plagued the city for nearly a century and stalks. Her life intersects with Ekon’s after she rescues him from an ancient murderous creature called the Shetani, which has long threatened Lkossa when he allows Koffi to flee, he forfeits his birthright as an elite warrior. Until a fire at the Night Zoo upends his certain future and, on the brink. Buy the eBook Not in Worldwide Choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase. When Koffi-a beastkeeper whose family debts have indentured her to the Night Zoo-runs afoul of the zoo’s cruel owner, she unleashes a torrent of power that can only be magic. As the son of a decorated hero, Ekon is all but destined to become an elite warrior.

Once a haven for magic users called darajas, a terrible earthquake known as the Rupture led to their ostracization, driving magic underground. Gray’s imaginative debut traces the twined fates of 16-year-old Koffi and 17-year-old Ekon, a pair of Black teenagers living in the corrupt fictional jungle city of Lkossa.

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