She now works as a screenwriter in LA and loves telling stories with fierce female leads. She has a MFA in film and TV production from USC School of Cinematic Arts and a BA from Spelman College. But Deka's powers are only getting stronger.and her strongest weapon could be herself. Namina Forna is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Gilded Ones, the first book in the epic fantasy trilogy.

She can tell whatever dark force out is powerful and there is something sinister out there threatening the kingdom connected to that symbol-something merciless-that her army will need to stop before humanity crumbles. In fact, she can't even understand them when they speak.ĭeka knows freeing the goddesses is just the beginning. She can't command or communicate with the new deathshrieks. Even worse, it seems to repel her powers. There's something unnatural about that symbol just looking at it makes Deka lose her senses. Only as she begins to free them, she begins to see a strange symbol everywhere in places of worship and worn on armor. Deka is tasked with freeing the rest of the goddesses. Deka is called a monster.īut the real battle has only just begun and Deka must lead the charge. Oterans now think jatu are traitors to the nation. There are now wars waging across the kingdom. The Gilded Ones 2: The Merciless Ones Namina Forna (Author) FORMAT Hardcover 17.99 16.73 Paperback 12.99 12. It's been six months since Deka has freed the goddesses and discovered who she really is. Fans of The Gilded Ones and Children of Blood and Bone will love the second book in an epic fantasy series about a girl who is the key to saving the empire-or its greatest threat.

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