Blood Scion

“Equal parts soaring fantasy, heart-pounding action, and bloody social commentary,Blood Scionis a triumph of a book.” –Roseanne A. Brown,New York Timesbestselling author ofA Song of Wraiths and Ruin

This is what they deserve.

They wanted me to be a monster.

I will be the worst monster they ever created.

Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will–she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods.

Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within.

Following one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, Deborah Falaye’s debut novel, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination ofChildren of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes.

Deborah Falayeis a Nigerian Canadian young adult author. She grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where she spent her time devouring African Literature, pestering her grandma for folktales, and tricking her grandfather into watchingPassionsevery night. When she’s not writing about fierce Black girls with bad-ass magic, she can be found obsessing over all things reality TV. Deborah currently lives in Toronto with her husband and their partner-in-crime yorkie, Major.Blood Scionis her first novel.

• Publisher: HarperTeen (March 8, 2022)
• Language: English
• Hardcover: 432 pages
• ISBN-10: 0062954040
• ISBN-13: 9780062954046
• Reading age: 13 – 17 years
• Grade level: 8 – 9
• Item Weight: 1.08 pounds
• Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches