Rena Barron writes fantasy for young adult and middle-grade readers, drawing on West African-inspired settings, magic and morally complicated power. Kingdom of Souls follows Arrah, a girl from a family of powerful magic users who has no magic of her own and turns to a dangerous ritual when children begin disappearing. Maya and the Rising Dark moves to middle grade, following a Chicago girl who discovers that her father is connected to a hidden world of orishas and supernatural threats. Barron's books are dark, action-led and mythic. The strongest audience overlap is with readers of Black fantasy, West African-inspired mythology and high-stakes YA adventure. Read more Less
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