{"product_id":"they-made-us-blood-and-fury-9798993295015","title":"They Made Us Blood and Fury","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvil spreads throughout the Kingdom,\nand the one woman who can save them may be the key to their survival\n... or their destruction.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyi is the gem of the Countless Clans.\nTheir Queens make lifeblood, a magical substance used for everything\nfrom medicine to weapons. Once, Anyi had so much lifeblood that they\ngave it away. Now their Queen is dying, none of her daughters, the\nDiviewe, can produce lifeblood and the gods that guide the clan have\ngone silent.In the Empire of Ka, Anyi native Aseye dreams of leaving\nher work at the imperial armory to strike out on her own. Kwame, a\nspy with a hidden heritage, is a charming distraction. A man of\nconflicting loyalties, he’s not to be trusted with Aseye’s heart\n– or her secret, buried so deep that even she doesn’t remember\nit. A secret that could end her life.As Anyi’s lifeblood dwindles,\nthe Diviewe beg the Elders to unleash an ancient weapon to save the\nclan. The Elders refuse. The Diviewe take matters into their own\nhands. But the weapon is not what they thought it would be, and it’s\nnot the only thing to wake… \n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheryl S. Ntumy\u003c\/b\u003e is a Ghanaian\nwriter of speculative fiction, young adult fiction, and \u003cspan\u003eromance. Her work has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIYAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\nLiterary Magazine; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eApex Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterature Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest\nof World SF Vol. 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear’s Best African\nSpeculative Fiction 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eamong others. Her work has also been\nnominated for the Nommo Award for African \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeculative Fiction, the British\nScience Fiction Association Award, the Commonwealth \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriters Short Story Prize and the Miles\nMorland Foundation Scholarship. She is part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSauútiverse Collective, which created\na shared universe for Afrocentric speculative fiction, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a member of Petlo Literary Arts, an\norganization that develops and promotes creative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewriting in Botswana. Her Sauútiverse\nnovella \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSongs for the Shadows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was released in 2024 by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtthis Arts and her short story collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack Friday: Short\nStories from Africa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Beyond and Within) was published in\nApril 2025 by Flame Tree Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cheryl S. Ntumy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48543069405435,"sku":"9798993295015","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_b98bc906-9a6d-4c36-aae2-2c468d00a9f8.jpg?v=1775823143","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/they-made-us-blood-and-fury-9798993295015","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}