The Truth of the Aleke
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $12.99
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Publisher Description
Moses Ose Utomi returns to his Forever Desert series with The Truth of the Aleke, continuing his epic fable about truth, falsehood, and the shackles of history.
The Aleke is cruel. The Aleke is clever. The Aleke is coming.
500 years after the events of The Lies of the Ajungo, the City of Truth stands as the last remaining free city of the Forever Desert. A bastion of freedom and peace, the city has successfully weathered near-constant attacks from the Cult of Tutu, who have besieged it for three centuries, attempting to destroy its warriors and subjugate its people.
Seventeen-year-old Osi is a Junior Peacekeeper in the City. When the mysterious leader of the Cult, known only as the Aleke, commits a massacre in the capitol and steals the sacred God's Eyes, Osi steps forward to valiantly defend his home. For his bravery he is tasked with a tremendous responsibility—destroy the Cult of Tutu, bring back the God's Eyes, and discover the truth of the Aleke.
The Forever Desert series
The Lies of the Ajungo
The Truth of the Aleke
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Utomi returns to the Forever Desert with this resounding fantasy novella set 500 years after The Lies of the Ajungo. Sixteen-year-old Osi is a Junior Peacekeeper in the City of Truth, which for the past three centuries has been at war with the Cult of Tutu and their cruel leader, the Aleke. After a massacre at the hands of the Aleke and his warriors leaves the City shell-shocked, Osi steps forward to defend his home, setting off on a quest to defeat the Aleke and retrieve the God's Eyes, ancient magical artifacts that were stolen from the City during the bloodbath. But a failed ambush leaves Osi as the Cult of Tutu's prisoner—and his time with the Aleke and his people opens his eyes to the City of Truth's dark past, challenging him to unlearn the only beliefs he has ever known. This heart-wrenching sequel recaptures the tone of the opening volume and again packs an epic's worth of worldbuilding into a limited page count. Osi's flaws and naivete make him a realistic and relatable protagonist and the lesson that truth can be both fixed and flexible depending on one's perspective is well taken. This mind-bending story will have both new and returning fans hooked.
