03752cam a2200637 4500 1441261190 TxAuBib 20240718120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250351258 1250351251 008eed22-90c5-441a-8984-e7d6d966a4f5 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10146352 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Sangoyomi, O.O. Masquerade [Libby]. Macmillan Audio, 2024. Africa. literary fiction. Mythology. romance. book club. black author. Persephone. Epic. Nigeria. Yorubaland. adventure stories. warrior. kidnapped. Timbuktu. Greek myths. fantasy. rags to riches. Hades. Yoruba. Romantasy. pre-colonial. rich vs poor. feminist retelling. lovers to enemies. love/hate. gods and goddess. classic reimagining. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 375MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 375MB. Fiction. African American Fiction. Mythology. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><b>Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, <i>Masquerade</i> is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman's fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she'll go to secure her future.<br /></b><br /> <b>"A bewitching, thrilling and vibrant novel that had me enthralled with every twist and turn." —Jennifer Saint, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b><br /> Òdòdó's hometown of Timbuktu has been conquered by the warrior king of Yorùbáland, and living conditions for the women in her blacksmith guild, who were already shunned as social pariahs, grow even worse.<br /> Then Òdòdó is abducted. She is whisked across the Sahara to the capital city of Ṣàngótẹ̀, where she is shocked to discover that her kidnapper is none other than the vagrant who had visited her guild just days prior. But now that he is swathed in riches rather than rags, Òdòdó realizes he is not a vagrant at all; he is the warrior king, and he has chosen her to be his wife.<br /> In a sudden change of fortune, Òdòdó soars to the very heights of society. But after a lifetime of subjugation, she finds the power that saturates this world of battle and political savvy too enticing to resist. As tensions with rival states grow, revealing elaborate schemes and enemies hidden in plain sight, Òdòdó must defy the cruel king she has been forced to wed by reforging the shaky loyalties of the court in her favor, or risk losing everything—including her life.<br /> Loosely based on the myth of Persephone, O.O. Sangoyomi's <i>Masquerade</i> takes you on a journey of epic power struggles and political intrigue which turn an entire region on its head.<br /> <b>A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Forge.</b></p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-07-18 20:00:02. Blake, Ariel. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=008eed22-90c5-441a-8984-e7d6d966a4f5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=008eed22-90c5-441a-8984-e7d6d966a4f5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)