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The Living Blood
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*From the author of The Reformatory—A New York Times Notable Book of 2023*
The bestselling author of Joplin's Ghost delivers a riveting novel of supernatural suspense—a gripping tale that showcases a writer at the pinnacle of her astounding storytelling abilities.
“Due has become a modern-day Octavia Butler, a talented storyteller who stands tall among her horror cohorts Anne Rice and Stephen King.” —The Boston Globe
Jessica Jacobs-Wolde has somehow survived the worst that any mother or wife could ever endure: the deaths of her husband and first daughter. But now, four years later, not only is the nightmare continuing— it may have only just begun. Jessica has discovered the terrifying truth behind the legacy that her husband left to their second daughter, Fana...a legacy preordained a thousand years before her time and drenched in the powerful lifeblood that now courses through her veins. As young Fana begins to display unearthly abilities that are quickly spiraling out of control, she becomes the target of those who will stop at nothing to exploit her power—and the unwitting touchstone in an ancient supernatural battle whose outcome may decide the fate of all humanity.
The bestselling author of Joplin's Ghost delivers a riveting novel of supernatural suspense—a gripping tale that showcases a writer at the pinnacle of her astounding storytelling abilities.
“Due has become a modern-day Octavia Butler, a talented storyteller who stands tall among her horror cohorts Anne Rice and Stephen King.” —The Boston Globe
Jessica Jacobs-Wolde has somehow survived the worst that any mother or wife could ever endure: the deaths of her husband and first daughter. But now, four years later, not only is the nightmare continuing— it may have only just begun. Jessica has discovered the terrifying truth behind the legacy that her husband left to their second daughter, Fana...a legacy preordained a thousand years before her time and drenched in the powerful lifeblood that now courses through her veins. As young Fana begins to display unearthly abilities that are quickly spiraling out of control, she becomes the target of those who will stop at nothing to exploit her power—and the unwitting touchstone in an ancient supernatural battle whose outcome may decide the fate of all humanity.
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“While I enjoyed book two of the African Immortals, there were so many threads to this story. Many of them come together beautifully, but there were some strands that were unnecessary, and several plot holes by the time we get to the end.
If you enjoyed book one, and can get through some of the slower moments, the characters were a little more likable to me than in book one, and some of the new characters were lovable (Teferi ♥️)
It’ll be a slow journey through the series, but I will continue this journey with Jessica, David, Fana, and their crew of immortals and mortals.”DevBev
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“Such an addictive, suspenseful, dark, and thrilling series! This books picks up right where book one left off, and while it is a slower start, the story is far more expansive and complex. There was so much tension and anxiety building, I was constantly wanting to know what would happen next and see how the story would play out. I loved the way everything came full circle with the connections of everyone involved over generations and centuries of time. The last 20% of the novel is so stress inducing! Due’s writing is extremely vivid and captivating.
My only qualms with the book are that the toddler is so self aware, powerful and mature, I know there were more benevolent forces but, 3-4 years old?! Come on! And, the fmc is very religious, and there is a lot of Christianity and Jesus.”
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About Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due is an American Book Award and NAACP Image Award–winning author, who was an executive producer on Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror for Shudder and teaches Afrofuturism and Black Horror at UCLA. She and her husband, science fiction author Steven Barnes, cowrote the graphic novel The Keeper and an episode for Season 2 of The Twilight Zone for Paramount Plus and Monkeypaw Productions. Due is the author of several novels and two short story collections, Ghost Summer: Stories and The Wishing Pool and Other Stories. She is also coauthor of a civil rights memoir, Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights (with her late mother, Patricia Stephens Due). Learn more at TananariveDue.com.
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