Adia Kelbara and the High Queen's Tomb

The second book in a fast-paced, witty, and bighearted debut Afrofantasy trilogy about a twelve-year-old apprentice in the kitchens at the prestigious Academy of Shamans who must ally with a snarky goddess and a knife-wielding warrior to save her kingdom.

Perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and The School for Good and Evil!

Adia Kelbara may have defeated the power-hungry god Olark and saved Zaria, but now she must face something even more terrifying: her first semester as a student at the Academy of Shamans. As her abilities are tested during orientation, a mysterious affliction causes everyone except for Adia and Thyme to pass out—and a reanimated corpse appears, with a horrifying message.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, Emperor Darian sends news that the same phenomenon is happening across the kingdom and that someone is siphoning energy from the living to resurrect corpses, creating cracks between the realms of the living and the dead.

Now it will be up to Adia to push her powers to their limit and journey to the tomb of the ancient High Queen in search of answers and a cure for the sleeping sickness besieging Zaria. But rising corpses aren’t the only threats that stand in her way—a new enemy looms, and if Adia can’t defeat them, Zaria may soon become another realm of the dead.  

Magic School Series: Adia may be a hero, but now she’s a student at the Academy of Shamans. Surviving her first semester might be harder than defeating a god. Gods and Goddesses: With a reanimated corpse as a messenger and a mysterious new enemy on the rise, Adia will need all the help she can get from her divine allies. Found Family: When a strange sleeping sickness fells the entire kingdom, only Adia and her warrior friend Thyme are left standing to find a cure. Saving the Kingdom: To stop Zaria from becoming a realm of the dead, Adia must journey to the High Queen’s tomb—a quest that will test her shamanic powers to their very limit.