Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans

Age 9+

In stock

"An immersive, funny, clever fantasy with real emotional depth. I couldn't put it down!" A.F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

"This book is incredible! With a dazzling cast of characters wrapped up in a rich, imaginative afrofantasy world, Adia's thrilling journey will have you eager to turn the next page!" B.B. Alston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Amari and the Night Brothers

"A spellbinding story of empowerment and liberation...readers of all ages will do well to pick up this first entry in a powerful new fantasy series." Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series.

Life in the Swamplands is tough for twelve-year-old orphan Adia. Her aunt and uncle believe she is an ogbanje, a demon-possessed child thought to bring misfortune. And when Adia manifests mysterious powers, accidentally destroying her village, she starts to think they might be right.

Adia flees to the faraway Academy of Shamans, hoping someone at the school can figure out what is wrong with her and fix it. But she doesn't expect to stumble across a bunch of squabbling deities with a secret...

Joining forces with a snarky Goddess, a 500 year old warrior girl and a status-obsessed soldier boy, Adia goes on a mission through hidden realms to save her kingdom. But if she is to succeed, she must learn to wield her mysterious powers and figure out who she really is.

Discover an action-packed new series from a brilliantly exciting debut author, perfect for fans of SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL and NEVERMOOR.

Details

Extent:: 336 pages
Dimensions:: 215 x 155mm
Hardback ISBN:: 9781803706542
Key Stage:: KS2
Publication Date:: September 2023
Work Reference:: 8036

Author

Isi Hendrix is an NAACP Image Award-nominated children's book author who has been lucky enough to live and work all over the world, from the Himalayas to the Amazon rainforest, during her past life as an anthropologist. Now, she's based in her hometown of Brooklyn, NY, where she lives with a rotating roster of foster kittens and a stubborn refusal to accept that she is highly allergic to cats.

Find out more about Isi Hendrix

Series

View series: Adia Kelbara

Press

An immersive, funny, clever fantasy with real emotional depth. I couldn't put it down!

A.F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

Deep, piercing, and urgent, Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans marries historic heft with the soaring possibilities of magic to tell a spellbinding story of empowerment and liberation. Author Isi Hendrix makes a passion-packed entrance onto the middle grade stage, and readers of all ages will do well to pick up this first entry in a powerful new fantasy series.

Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series

[A] gripping, incisive post-colonial 9+ story of magical education with a difference.

The Guardian

This book is incredible! With a dazzling cast of characters wrapped up in a rich, imaginative afrofantasy world, Adia's thrilling journey will have you eager to turn the next page!

B.B. Alston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Amari and the Night Brothers

SPECTACULAR. Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans is a vivid, thrilling, heart-speeding fantasy adventure threaded through with important and powerful truths. I absolutely LOVED it.

Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs