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    Masquerade
    Masquerade
    Masquerade
    Audiobook13 hours

    Masquerade

    Written by O.O. Sangoyomi

    Narrated by Ariel Blake

    5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade 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.

    “A bewitching, thrilling and vibrant novel that had me enthralled with every twist and turn.” —Jennifer Saint, New York Times bestselling author

    "This splendid romantic adventure, loosely based on the Persephone myth, receives a sterling performance by Ariel Blake" —AudioFile

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Loosely based on the myth of Persephone, O.O. Sangoyomi’s Masquerade takes you on a journey of epic power struggles and political intrigue which turn an entire region on its head.

    A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Forge.

    Editor's Note

    Immersive and lush…

    Earning starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus, and Library Journal, Sangoyomi’s debut is loosely inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth and set in a reimagined 15th-century West Africa. Òdòdó, an woman blacksmith, is pulled from poverty to marry the warrior king Àrẹ̀mọ, but her new royal life brings fresh dangers. Immersive and lush, “Masquerade” has court intrigue, romance, and a brave heroine for the ages.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateJul 2, 2024
    ISBN9781250351258
    Masquerade
    Author

    O.O. Sangoyomi

    O.O. SANGOYOMI is a Nigerian American author with a penchant for African mythology and history. During a childhood of constantly moving around within the U.S., she found an anchored home in the fictional worlds of books. Sangoyomi is a graduate of Princeton University, where she studied English and African American Studies. Masquerade is her debut novel.

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