The Boy to Beat the Gods
By (Author) Ashley Thorpe
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Usborne Publishing Ltd
16th October 2024
4th July 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Mythic fantasy / Mythic fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Ancient religions, Mythology and legends
Paperback
272
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 17mm
232g
Discover a fierce and fun story of one boy versus six gods, from a magical new voice in children's fiction...Kayode dreams of eating the forbidden fruit of the Orishas, so he can gain their power and stop those merciless beings who terrorise his people. So when a fruit mysteriously appears in his path after the Orishas snatch his sister, he leaps on it.Surging with new and difficult-to-control powers, he joins forces with a shapeshifting trickster god and a vengeful princess to save his sister and put an end to the mighty Orishas. But each has more fearful powers than the last - and Kayode's stolen half-god strength won't last for ever...
Ashley Thorpe is a Black British debut author who works as an editor at Storymix, where he helps other writers to create epic stories. His greatest wish is to bring diverse characters to life that he would have loved to have seen, but sorely missed, as a young reader. When he isn't writing or reading, Ashley enjoys making music, outdoor pursuits, indulging in anime and gaming. He lives in Manchester. The Boy to Beat the Gods is his first book.