WINNER OF THE 2025 ALDISS AWARD FOR WORLD BUILDINGA young magician fighting for liberation is drawn into a battle between the gods in this West African-inspired epic from an incredible new voice in fantasy . . .Rumi and his family are Odu, stricken with poverty and disparaged by the other tribes. When ruthless agents of the Palmaine - the colonising nation that dominates the continent of Basmine - threaten to destroy the village market, Rum...

A Testimony of Blood is the epic sequel to the Aldiss Award-winning The Dance of Shadows by Rogba Payne, set in a richly imagined world where warring gods, reluctant heroes and colonial power collide . . .A bird in a cage may be safe but it will know no peace until it can fly. After all that we have seen, all that we have lost, I believe that the time to dance has come. We've hidden lo...

WINNER OF THE 2025 ALDISS AWARD FOR WORLD BUILDINGA young magician fighting for liberation is drawn into a battle between the gods in this West African-inspired epic from an incredible new voice in fantasy . . .Rumi and his family are Odu, stricken with poverty and disparaged by the other tribes. When ruthless agents of the Palmaine - the colonising nation that dominates the continent of Basmine - threaten to destroy the village market, Rum...

The Tribulation of Gods is the third and final book in the Song of Godhunters trilogy by Rogba Payne, an epic fantasy series set in a richly imagined, West African-inspired world of myth, magic and gods. Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, S.A. Chakraborty and Patrick Rothfuss.Young musician Rumi and his fellow wielders of the ancient magic of the shadow have won back their homeland, and retaken it from the colonising Palmaine nation. The...