When a new source of strength presents itself, an ancient authority reserved for the One destined to save the Kongo, Arika gives up everything, including Hosea Khan, to grasp the power, but-all alone, and sick and tired-can she muster the will to hold it?ĭesperate, Arika reunites with Hosea Kahn and seeks treatment for her blackouts at the Compound, deep in the deadly Obi Forest. Arika is determined to regain her influence, stop Kira Swan, and continue leading the Kongo to freedom, but time is running out and she’s still unwell. She’s been stripped of her rank and power and the new leader of the Kongo, Kira Swan, is a charismatic traitor bent on consigning the Kongo under the guise of peace.ĭesperate, Arika reunites with Hosea Kahn and seeks treatment for her blackouts at the Compound, deep in the deadly Obi Forest. When she awakens, everything has changed. When her scheme fails and her co-conspirator hangs for treason, Arika-overworked and overwrought-blacks out.

General Arika Cobane, beloved leader of the worker rebellion, makes a bold-but illegal-move to ensure the people’s freedom. For readers of Octavia Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson, Nnedi Okorafor and Tade Thompson comes this Afrofuturist tour de force. On the brink of ultimate revenge, the whole truth is revealed and Arika is devastated the fate of her people depends on the one thing she swore she'd never give.Return to the startlingly original dystopian world of The Record Keeper in this stunning sequel. If it doesn't kill her, the Heart of Incantations will give her the power to destroy her enemies and install herself as the Head of the Council.

As she uproots lies and uncovers secrets, the line between English and Kongo, friend and foe dissolves - her hatred festers and she fears even her beloved Hosea Khan can't be trusted.Ĭonvinced she is the One to save her people, Arika ventures in search of a dangerous book powered by an ancient religion. With General Arika Cobane at the helm, the Rebels take control of the Kongo territory and elect a Council to negotiate peace.Įverything changes when the Council concedes to a last-minute English demand: the war criminal, Arika Cobane, must stand trial for crimes carried out during the revolution.Ī fugitive of the law, Arika flees north determined to prove the Council has been infiltrated. Join Arika Cobane as she continues her fight for freedom. Return to the startlingly original world of The Record Keeper in this stunning sequel.

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