Beasts of Prey

By Ayana Gray

Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Beasts of Prey (2021) is Ayana Gray's young adult fantasy novel, the first of a trilogy, set in a world inspired by Pan-African folklore. Koffi, an indentured worker at a menagerie of magical beasts, and Ekon, who hopes to become a warrior, form an uneasy alliance to hunt the Shetani, a monster that has terrorised their city of Lkossa for nearly a century. Koffi has a hidden power that she struggles to control.

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