A Song of Legends Lost
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Publisher Description
'A relentlessly gripping, glorious epic fantasy - the exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of 2025'
Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne
'A truly excellent debut'
James Islington, author of The Shadow of What Was Lost
A SONG OF REBELLION. A SONG OF WAR. A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST.
In the kingdom of Nine Lands, only warriors of noble blood can summon their ancestors to fight with them in battle. But when Temi, a commoner from the slums, accidentally invokes a powerful spirit, she finds it could hold the key to ending a centuries-long war.
But as secrets long buried come to light, Temi will learn that not everything that can be invoked is an ancestor, and some of the spirits that can be drawn from the ancestral realm are more dangerous than anyone can imagine.
'A Song of Legends Lost is stunning and vividly told . . . Ayinde is a master storyteller'
Andrea Stewart, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Shard Daughter
'A whirlwind debut of ferocious talent and compulsive storytelling that lifts you up from the first page and never lets go. It's joyous from end to end - and highly recommended!'
Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author
'An epic tale of conflict, betrayal, and intrigue . . . M. H. Ayinde weaves a rich and engrossing story through a unique and fascinating world'
Anthony Ryan, author of Blood Song
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ayinde's impressive debut and Invoker trilogy launch invites readers into a detailed and imaginative fantasy world with sci-fi elements. The Scathed people of the Nine Lands created the greybloods, robotlike beings, to serve them, but the greybloods revolted, determined to wipe out their creators, leading to a millennia-long war. This conflict reaches a turning point after Temi, a baker, is cursed by a witch, who warns her, "The king must fall by your hand!" At the same time, King Jakhenaten II Ahiki raises an army to recapture the Feverlands from the greybloods. Temi is drawn into the campaign and, along the way, realizes that she is possessed by a powerful spirit who could help them win the war once and for all. Ayinde juggles a sprawling cast and multiple plotlines skillfully, while paying special attention to worldbuilding minutiae, such as describing increases in grain prices in response to a royal quota that makes life for the poorer classes even harder. The result is a rich and wonderfully complex world that readers will be eager to revisit.
