The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy.
But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. “Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. With the future of Orleans and its people at stake, Camellia must decide: save herself and her sisters and the way of the Belles, or resuscitate the princess, risk her own life, and change the ways of her world forever.” (Amazon) Binti by Nnedi Okorafor And when the queen asks Camellia to risk her own life and help the ailing princess by using Belle powers in unintended ways, Camellia now faces an impossible decision. Behind the gilded palace walls live dark secrets, and Camellia soon learns that the very essence of her existence is a lie, that her powers are far greater, and could be more dangerous, than she ever imagined. She wants to be the favorite, the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orleans to live in the royal palace, to tend to the royal family and their court, to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land.īut once Camellia and her Belle sisters arrive at court, it becomes clear that being the favorite is not everything she always dreamed it would be.
In Orleans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful.īut it’s not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle.
In the opulent world of Orleans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. As the village’s defenses weaken and evil from the forest creeps nearer, Vasilisa must call upon dangerous gifts she has long concealed-to protect her family from a threat sprung to life from her nurse’s most frightening tales.” (Amazon) The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton And indeed, misfortune begins to stalk the village.īut Vasya’s stepmother only grows harsher, determined to remake the village to her liking and to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for marriage or a convent. Fiercely devout, Vasya’s stepmother forbids her family from honoring their household spirits, but Vasya fears what this may bring. Then Vasya’s widowed father brings home a new wife from Moscow. Wise Russians fear him, for he claims unwary souls, and they honor the spirits that protect their homes from evil. Above all, Vasya loves the story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon. “Winter lasts most of the year at the edge of the Russian wilderness, and in the long nights, Vasilisa and her siblings love to gather by the fire to listen to their nurse’s fairy tales. And though some regard him as a threat to the throne, he may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom.” (Amazon) The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Soon he will face his first dangerous, soul-shattering mission. For in Fitz’s blood runs the magic Skill-and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family.Īs barbarous raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz is growing to manhood. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. “Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father’s gruff stableman. Opposed by unknown enemies capable of both diabolical magic and treacherous assassination, the Queen must turn to Talia and the Heralds for aid in protecting the realm and insuring the future of the Queen’s heir, a child already in danger of becoming bespelled by the Queen’s own foes.” (Amazon) Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb For conspiracy is brewing in Valdemar, a deadly treason that could destroy Queen and kingdom. But as Talia struggles to master her unique abilities, time is running out.
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