African Fantasy

For most kids, catching fireflies is a fun summer activity. For twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng, it's a matter of life and death. That's because Serwa knows that some fireflies are really adze, shapeshifting vampires from the forests of Southeastern Ghana. Adze prey on the blood of innocents, possessing their minds and turning them into hulking monsters, and for generations, slayers like Serwa and her parents have protected an unknowing public from their threats.

Themba is not a happy boy. People always tease him. His friend Nyasha says she no longer likes him. Can he stop people from teasing him? Can he win Nyasha back? Themba thinks he cannot. Then an evil witch called Sigogo suddenly turns Themba’s people into slaves. Themba decides to do something to save them from the witch. He knows it is his only chance to impress Nyasha, and to make people stop teasing him.

On a rainy day in May 1964, history professor Cecily Bridge-Davis begins to search for the sixty-five acres of land she inherited from her father’s family. The quest leads her to uncover a dark secret: In every generation, one offspring from each Bridge family unit vanishes—and is mysteriously whisked back in time. With only a family Bible and a map marked with the locations of mysterious containers to aid her, Cecily heads to the library, hoping to discover the truth of how this curse began, and how it might be ended.

The night calls… And, I awaken… He calls to me… And, I will answer… My dark king… My Draegon master… In the aftermath of Rywn and Naji’s departure, I am transformed from human into the Living Dead. In His need to have her, he has found me! Come back to the dark world of the immortal and the undead. Return to the Dark Times, where dark masters continue to secretly rule over the land. And, catch this quick glimpse of Rywn’s brother, Liam, from the perspective of one of his most devoted subjects. Publisher's Note: “Darkness Emerge” includes sexual scenes, violence, and more...

The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to the mountains of Africa. There, they run into a huge mountain gorilla! At first they don't know whether they should shake hands or turn tail. But the ominous-looking creature turns out to be surprisingly gentle. Not only that, the gorilla may be able to help them learn their next bit of magic, which Morgan has challenged them to do.

Follow Wakanda’s high-tech king across the savannah, into the deepest jungles, and up snow-capped mountains in this prose adaptation of the landmark comics series by Don McGregor, Rich Buckler, and Billy Graham. This arc expands on the life and culture of the Wakandans, also introducing us to Panther’s historic enemies. See T’Challa channel the strength of his ancient bloodline to take out foes, including the breakout character Killmonger!

A corporate aristocracy descended from Africa rules a colony on a distant planet. Life here is easy—for the rarified and privileged few. The aristocrats enjoy a powerful cybernetic technology that extends their life spans and ensures their prosperity. Those who serve them suffer under a heavy hand. But within this ruthless society are agents of hope and change. In a secret underwater laboratory, a separatist cult has created a threat to the aristocracy. The Primes are highly intelligent, manipulative products of genetic engineering, designed to lead a rebellion.

The sky is not the limit. From an alley in New York to an interstellar wormhole, the path to the future looks different for everyone. These cosmic short stories from some of today’s most influential Black authors reveal a universe of possibilities.

It is the time belong the tumbuna - the time of the ancestors. In the ancient tropical forest, the River Tribe find two of their own, dead. They know that a shining giant has crossed into their lands. They send for a hunter from Big Village, but the young man who travels the wide river to help is not quite what they expect. He is on the run and calls himself Painted Fox. With him, comes his old and ragged dog, UkanDooAh. There are ghost tattoos on the hunters that follow, and Painted Fox must take the village girl, Atepe, and run. If he is going to survive, he will need her much more than ...

Issaka has returned home to Timbouctou and a devastating al-Qaeda raid. His only hope for survival is Faro, a stunning, blue-beaded supernatural entity who rises free from the flames of her imprisoning book as it burns. Compelled to follow Faro, Issaka is opening his eyes to their shared history and the ancestral wisdom of his own past.

On the day of the Harvest Festival, the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni's village with a terrible message: You ignored my warnings. It’s too late to run. They are coming. Warriors with burning blades storm the village. A man with a cursed flute plays an impossibly alluring song. And everyone Abeni has ever known and loved is captured and marched toward far-off ghost ships set for even more distant lands. But not Abeni. Abeni is magically whisked away by the old woman.

"My world was spinning. Was she actually going to go out with James on Friday night? What would they do? Was it just for dinner? Was she going to… cheat on me?"Greg's fantasy of watching Emma with another, darker, man opened her eyes to possibilities she'd never considered. Now that the door has been set ajar Greg wonders if she will walk through it. But something is wrong in the scenario, she hasn't told him about a secret rendezvous with a young black waiter from their favorite restaurant. Will she cheat on him? Was it cheating if he set them off on this course? And when its all over ...

When Lena Johnson’s beloved grandmother dies, and the full extent of the family debt is revealed, the Black millennial drops out of college to support her family and takes a job in the mysterious and remote town of Lakewood, Michigan. On paper, her new job is too good to be true. High paying. No out of pocket medical expenses. A free place to live. All Lena has to do is participate in a secret program - and lie to her friends and family about the research being done in Lakewood.

All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own ancestral power. Now, Bree has become someone new: A Medium. A Bloodcrafter. A Scion. But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love with, has been kidnapped. When the Regents reveal they will do whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on the run to rescue Nick themselves.

Off the coast of West Africa, decades after the dangerous rise of the Atlantic Ocean, the region’s survivors live inside five partially submerged, kilometers-high towers originally created as a playground for the wealthy. Now the towers’ most affluent rule from their lofty perch at the top while the rest are crammed into the dark, fetid floors below sea level.

Everyone wants a ticket to Futureland, where you can literally live out your wildest dreams. Want to step inside your favorite video game? Go pro in a sports arena? Perform at a real live concert? Grab your ticket and come right in.

Not all houses are homes and not every door should be opened. Cousins take a reluctant yet necessary trip to a house that is not a home.

Everyone knows a Karen. She's opinionated, she's meddlesome, she's obnoxious, and she's always right. What happens when a Karen gets put in her place?The new guy in the neighborhood rubs Karen Ramsey - yes that's her real name, please don't remind her of the otherwise used term for Karen, she hates it - the wrong way. He doesn't belong there, and she wants him to know it. Is he really their new neighbor or is he just trying to steal the car out front, she wonders? She's suspicious and she decides to take matters into her own hands. Carl, her husband, has seen it all before and waits ...

Lewis, a young lion, grows up alongside his friend, Louise, in the heart of Kenya, the Maasai Mara. King Leo and Queen Leona have ruled the plains for many years and teach Lewis how to be a great king someday. However, the young cub Tuku wants revenge for the death of his father at the paws of Leo. Only slightly older than Lewis, he plots their deaths alongside his mother and a young lioness, Star, who is utterly devoted to him, despite him being in a relationship with Louise. This causes her to become insane with jealousy, so joins the plot if Louise dies too. Lewis gets into a fight with ...

Laila desperately wants to become a mother, but each of her previous pregnancies has ended in heartbreak. This time has to be different, so she turns to the Melancons, an old and powerful Harlem family known for their caul, a precious layer of skin that is the secret source of their healing power. When a deal for Laila to acquire a piece of caul falls through, she is heartbroken, but when the child is stillborn, she is overcome with grief and rage. What she doesn't know is that a baby will soon be delivered—by her niece, Amara—and delivered to the Melancons to raise as their own.