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Namina Forna
2 SeriesNamina Forna, originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa, debuted as an author in 2021 with "The Gilded Ones," the first book in a series. She moved to the United States at age nine and continues to travel between her two homes.
In Namina Forna's debut novel, "The Gilded Ones," sixteen-year-old Deka faces a pivotal blood ceremony in her village. Her blood unexpectedly runs gold, marking her for banishment and a fate worse than death. A mysterious woman offers Deka an escape: to join an army of alaki—near-immortal girls with rare gifts—who fight for the emperor. Choosing to leave her known life behind, Deka embarks on a journey where she discovers that nothing is as it seems.
