Koku Akanbi: The Heart of Midnight: Epic fantasy adventure perfect for Marvel fans
Author: Maria Motunrayo Adebisi
Format: Paperback, 130mm x 196mm, 350g, 400 pages
Published: Hachette Children's Group, United Kingdom, 2023
Ancient demons. Shape-shifting sidekicks. Sword-swallowing assassins. Welcome to Olori....
'Epic storytelling with a sharp wit. I love Koku!' - Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being GoodWhen 13-year-old Koku Akanbi accidentally unleashes a demon on a school trip, he has no idea what he's set in motion.Suddenly Koku is whisked away from his life in London and transported to his family's homeland of Olori, a mysterious place in which darkness is about to disappear forever - along with the magical creatures living within it.Accompanied by two super-powered sidekicks, Koku embarks on a mission to save Olori - and unlock his own extraordinary power...'Sharp, witty, original and thrilling' - The GuardianSet in a unique magical world inspired by West African mythology, Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight is the start of an unmissable new fantasy adventure series for fans of Marvel and Percy Jackson.Maria Motunrayo Adebisi graduated from the University of Oxford in 2017 with a degree in English Literature, although she currently works in tech. As part of her degree she focused on post-colonial literature from Nigeria and West Africa, and on graduating she realised that she wanted to write a novel that would speak to children straddling British and African identities and make them proud of both. Maria is based in Manchester.
Author: Maria Motunrayo Adebisi
Format: Paperback, 130mm x 196mm, 350g, 400 pages
Published: Hachette Children's Group, United Kingdom, 2023
Ancient demons. Shape-shifting sidekicks. Sword-swallowing assassins. Welcome to Olori....
'Epic storytelling with a sharp wit. I love Koku!' - Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being GoodWhen 13-year-old Koku Akanbi accidentally unleashes a demon on a school trip, he has no idea what he's set in motion.Suddenly Koku is whisked away from his life in London and transported to his family's homeland of Olori, a mysterious place in which darkness is about to disappear forever - along with the magical creatures living within it.Accompanied by two super-powered sidekicks, Koku embarks on a mission to save Olori - and unlock his own extraordinary power...'Sharp, witty, original and thrilling' - The GuardianSet in a unique magical world inspired by West African mythology, Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight is the start of an unmissable new fantasy adventure series for fans of Marvel and Percy Jackson.Maria Motunrayo Adebisi graduated from the University of Oxford in 2017 with a degree in English Literature, although she currently works in tech. As part of her degree she focused on post-colonial literature from Nigeria and West Africa, and on graduating she realised that she wanted to write a novel that would speak to children straddling British and African identities and make them proud of both. Maria is based in Manchester.