TJ Young & The Orishas

Never make a deal with a deity. Promises with one are impossible to keep. TJ Young spent last summer fighting to unlock the secrets behind his sister's mysterious death but found himself battling the magic of the ancient Orishas instead. And some of the answers he sought came with a promise he may not be able to keep: to dismantle new human construction on the coastline of Lagos, Nigeria by the start of spring. But how does a teenager do away with decades of infrastructure in only half a year? He'll need to enlist the help of new allies, mortal and immortal alike. And thankfully, after surviving the grueling magical curriculum of Camp Olosa, he's now headed to the most prestigious magic school in West Africa: Ifa Academy for Tomorrow's Diviners. But will that be enough as he prepares for what can only end in an all-out war between mortals and gods? Find out in this young adult fantasy based on the mythology of West Africa, where TJ will encounter forgotten tales, mystical realms lost to time, and the ancient secrets of the Orishas.

How do you break a god out of a cosmic prison?You bring a crew and a whole lot of magic.TJ Young never asked to be a hero. He'd much rather hang out with his friends, go to school, and maybe finally work up the courage to tell his best friend Manny how he feels. But life as a sixteen-year-old diviner doesn't come with a handbook.After last year's disastertidal waves, fallen skyscrapers, and the scars he'll carry foreverTJ just wants a break. But the chaos he helped unleash has caught the attention of the Court of All, a council of gods from across the realms. They've accused TJ and Shango of causing the death of the Norse god Thor. But there's no way. Besides the Orishas, TJ's never met another deity.Worse, the Court of All wants to deplete the world of Shango's magical essense, leaving his divine children without a Lord of Lightning.Now, TJ has no choice but to step up. With a heist to pull off and the fate of the divinerkind's Ashe on the line, he gathers a crew of new and old alliesincluding the terrifying new headmistress and a sharp-shooting Orisha. But as TJ navigates the Frost Realm and even the dreams of gods, he realizes that saving Shangoand himselfmight come at a price too high to pay.Can TJ pull off the rescue of a lifetime, or will he and his friends be trapped in a prison where no mortalor godhas ever escaped?Find out in this young adult fantasy based on the mythology of West Africa, where TJ will encounter cosmic trials, unbreakable prisons, and the ancient secrets of the Orishas.