Son of the Storm

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By Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Publisher Description

"Fantastical beasts and forgotten magic propel a story about ambition and conspiracy." —Fonda Lee

"Everything I love to see in a fantasy story. Masterful." —Jenn Lyons

"[A]mbition and intrigue cause surprises on nearly every page." ―NPR Books

From city streets where secrets are bartered for gold to forests teeming with fabled beasts, a sweeping epic unfolds in this richly drawn fantasy inspired by the pre-colonial empires of West Africa.

In this world, there is no destiny but the one you make.

In the ancient city of Bassa, Danso is a clever scholar on the cusp of achieving greatness—except he doesn’t want it. Instead, he prefers to chase forbidden stories about what lies outside the city walls. The Bassai elite claim there is nothing of interest. The city’s immigrants are sworn to secrecy.

When Danso stumbles across a warrior wielding magic that shouldn’t exist, he’s put on a collision course with Bassa’s darkest secrets. Drawn into the city’s hidden history, he sets out on a journey beyond its borders—and the chaos left in the wake of his discovery could bring down an empire.

The Nameless Republic
Son of the Storm

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207 Reviews

3.5

Thu

Created 18 days ago

Change and grow Multilayered Strong villain Predictable but satisfying Steady pacing Atmospheric Majestic Easy to read Engaging Flows well Effective visuals Death Explicit sexual content Murder Racism Violence

SlowReaderPeter

Created 26 days ago

“I want to preface my review by stating, I really did enjoy this book. I’ll start by saying that Son of the Storm was a significant improvement over Okungbowa’s previous novel, David Mogo Godhunter, which I found fascinating was terribly structured and bloated. It is genuinely so exciting to see an author improve from one book to the next. That said, some of the same issues I had in that previous book came back again. First, I think the pacing of this book was a bit messy. The first 100 pages or so were on the slow side, and the final 70 pages felt like a rush to cram a lot in before the end. The 270 pages in the middle were quite excellent and enjoyable, but those beginning and ending parts still needed some work. The end especially. At times it felt like that final 70 pages was structured like a history textbook, just glossing through events to make sure they got covered and we knew they happened, but without a good flow to get in and out of events or between pieces of action. Additionally, I found some of the character work to be a bit inconsistent. I think Danso, Lilong, Esheme, and Nem were all done quite well! They all had arcs and motivations that made sense, and we could follow along with what they did. But other characters, Zaq in particular, I just was very dissatisfied with his arc. It just felt incomplete and like it never quite knew where it was going. There were also a couple professor’s I very much wish we had had more exposure to, some perspective from, namely the two university mentors for Danso and Esheme. I think not expanding them more in this book was honestly a missed opportunity. That said, I really quite enjoyed this book. I found the world interesting and the themes to be well executed (even if at times they were a bit on-the-nose). They were clear, but it never felt like we were being bashed over the head with messaging. Overall, I’d definitely recommend this book and I’m looking forward to reading the sequel!”

Diverse representation Inconsistent Original Clichéd Predictable but satisfying Rushed Slow-paced Uneven pacing Evocative imagery Immersive world-building Unique location Child loss Death Murder Racism

Nitta

Created 30 days ago

Danielle 😘🧚🏽‍♀️

Created about 1 month ago

“Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Characters: ⭐️⭐️ Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Themes: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pacing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ World building: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This didn’t feel as “epic” as the author described. The world building wasn’t as immersive as I would have liked and I felt that there could have been way more done with the breathing forest. So many magical creatures were supposed to live there but we only saw one. Also, the POVs were very inconsistent which threw me off sometimes. There were also a few added POVs after the 60% mark for secondary characters which didn’t really make sense to me. Lastly, the characters were pretty one dimensional. Overall it wasn’t a total throw away. There were fun parts and I will still give book two a try.”

Juan Arrua

Created about 1 month ago

Magical Otherworldly

About Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Suyi Davies Okungbowa is the author of Son of the Storm (Orbit, May 2021), first in The Nameless Republic epic fantasy trilogy, and the godpunk novel, David Mogo, Godhunter (Abaddon, 2019). His shorter works have appeared internationally in periodicals like Tor.com, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Fireside, and anthologies like Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda and Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy. He earned his MFA at the University of Arizona. He tweets at @IAmSuyiDavies and is @suyidavies on Instagram.