Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut Children of Blood and Bone. They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Z lie remembers when the soil of Or sha hummed with magic. When different clans ruled   Burners igniting flames, Tiders beckoning waves, and Z lie s Reaper mother summoning forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, anyone with powers was targeted and killed, leaving Z lie without a mother and her people without hope. Only a few people remain with the power to use magic, and they must remain hidden. Z lie is one such person. Now she has a chance to bring back magic to her people and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Z lie must learn to harness her powers and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good. Danger lurks in Or sha, where strange creatures