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Children of Anguish and Anarchy

The earth-shattering finale to the bestselling YA fantasy series

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Children of Anguish and Anarchy

By: Tomi Adeyemi
Narrated by: Cynthia Erivo
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Enchantingly read by Cynthia Erivo.

The earth-shattering and magical epic finale to the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy by bestselling author Tomi Adeyemi, soon to be a major movie starring Cynthia Erivo!

Fans are loving Children of Anguish and Anarchy:


‘Love this series and highly recommend. I can't wait for the movie’

‘This book broke my heart and put it very slowly back together. I loved every heart-breaking moment and would suffer it all over again in a heartbeat’

‘My favorite book of the series . . . so hard to put down

New allies rise.
The Blood Moon nears.
Zélie faces her final enemy.
The king who hunts her heart.

When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warriors with iron skulls traffic her and her people across the seas, far from their homeland.

Then everything changes when Zélie meets King Baldyr, her true captor and the man who has ravaged entire civilizations to find her. The ruler of the Skulls, Baldyr’s quest to harness Zélie’s strength sends Zélie, Amari, and Tzain searching for allies in foreign lands.

But as Baldyr closes in, catastrophe charges Orïsha’s shores. It will take everything Zélie has to face her final enemy and save her people before the Skulls annihilate them for good.

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Critic reviews

Adeyemi’s lush world-building and consummate plotting breathes new life into a YA fantasy epic. (The Observer on Children of Blood and Bone)
Full of cinematic action sequences . . . it storms the boundaries of imagination. (The New York Times on Children of Blood and Bone)
Epic in scale and size . . . it’s a whirlwind read thanks to immersive world-building, powerful characters and ferocious plotting. (The Bookseller on Children of Blood and Bone)
Adeyemi could write a hundred books in this series and keep us just as gripped as we were in the first instalment. Astonishing. (Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie on Children of Virtue and Vengeance)
Tony Award-winning actor Cynthia Erivo brings her considerable talent to the long-anticipated final installment of Tomi Adeyemi's groundbreaking fantasy, Legacy of Orisha. With a rich tonal range and depth of feeling, Erivo conveys Zélie's anguish beautifully.
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Good ending to the trilogy! The narrator has a beautiful tone that’s super easy to listen to. Would have given 5 stars but the pronunciation of the Yoruba words were really poor.

Great story line

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Equally beautiful and engaging. Inspirational characters and meaningful journey which captivates and enriches. Did not want it to end. Thoroughly enjoyed every part of the story and looking forward to more adventures of these characters.

Incredible adventure superbly crafted!

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Good to finish the series. It was really good but almost too much action. And it finished a bit quickly. However still really enjoyed it.

If you like action packed you’ll love this!

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Cynthia brought Tomi’s words to life in a brilliant performance. The story is a rollercoaster of emotions and you’re bound to shed a tear or more.

A beautiful finale

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so nice, I could have listen for more. Well done . it would be good to see how they rebuild....Next series

nice

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