Koku Akanbi and the heart of midnight

ÔMotúnráyò, Adébísí, Maria

£7.99

After cynical 13-year-old orphan Kòkú accidentally releases a demon on a trip to the British Museum, his uncle sends him to Olori, the West African land of origins, for the summer. Cursed with a weird name and an illness to match, Kòkú thinks life can’t get any worse. His sickle cell anaemia has always left him feeling unwanted and powerless, and now he’s being parcelled off to a country he barely remembers. But when Kòkú arrives in Olori, he finds himself in a land of endless sun and powerful magical tribes – and on the wrong side of a war.

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Publish Date: 03/08/2023
ISBN: 9781510111431 Category: Tag:

Description

Ancient demons. Shape-shifting sidekicks. Sword-swallowing assassins. Welcome to Olori….

‘Epic storytelling with a sharp wit. I love Kòkú!’ – Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good

When 13-year-old Koku Akanbi accidentally unleashes a demon on a school trip, he has no idea what he’s set in motion.

Suddenly Koku is whisked away from his life in London and transported to his family’s homeland of Olori, a mysterious place in which darkness is about to disappear forever – along with the magical creatures living within it.

Accompanied by two super-powered sidekicks, Koku embarks on a mission to save Olori – and unlock his own extraordinary power…

‘Sharp, witty, original and thrilling’ – The Guardian

Set in a unique magical world inspired by West African mythology, Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight is the start of an unmissable new fantasy adventure series for fans of Marvel and Percy Jackson.

Additional information

Weight 360 g
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 30 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback
Pages

386
Language

English
Edition

|Paperback original
Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)
Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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