Kadsa Abasi\u2019s Grandpa Edoje wants her to care as much as he does about finding his homeland; he\u2019s searched across the continent of Africa for a way back. During their exploration of a cave in Chad, he at last finds a portal that will allow him to return to Marut. Grandpa Edoje, who\u2019s said \u201cshe\u2019d make a good godtalker,\u201d gives Kadsa a large crystal. But Kadsa, whose father is dead, starts researching her mother\u2014and she discovers troubling information that implicates her grandfather in the events that led to their separation. Before they can be reunited, however, Kadsa spies something frightening as she gazes into the crystal: Grandpa Edoje appears to be fighting with a shaman they met in the cave. She returns to the site of the portal, where the shaman tries to take the crystal from her. In the subsequent struggle, Kadsa ends up in Marut, a world that\u2019s struggling under the Dark Enchantment of Akwanshi, a power-hungry priestess\u2014and some see Kadsa as their long-awaited source of salvation. The story\u2019s worldbuilding and action sequences are engaging, although the uneven character development detracts from the narrative. Nevertheless, genre fans will find much to enjoy.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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