When Koffi tells the Shetani to leave and it obeys, Ekon is too surprised to capture her, and letting an indentured servant flee is a crime that he pays for with his expulsion from the Sons of the Six.īoth of them know that hunting the Shetani can help them reach the goals they most desire, and so, they agree to work together on a dangerous journey through the magical jungle - a journey that none are known to have survived. The final ceremony/challenge that would lead to his inclusion is interrupted by a fire at the Night Zoo, and when he and the others go to help, he runs into Koffi and the Shetani, a wild beast who lives in the magical woods and is known to kill everyone it encounters. They have worked there a long time to pay off their family's debts, and Koffi longs to be free.Įkon is training to be a warrior as part of the Sons of the Six, and it is his only goal. Koffi is an indentured servant at the Night Zoo, where she helps to handle the beasts with her mother. Far into the future, we visit the same city, which has lost its connection to the splendor (magic), and see the perspectives of Koffi and Ekon. We first meet Adiah, a young girl with magical power to control the splendor, training to be a daraja. The book is told from three perspectives.
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In this much-anticipated series opener, fate binds two Black teenagers together as they strike a dangerous alliance to hunt down the ancient creature menacing their home-and discover much more than they bargained for.īEASTS OF PREY is an imaginative and atmospheric YA fantasy adventure. But it quickly becomes unclear whether they are the hunters or the hunted. Koffi and Ekon-each keeping their true motives secret from the other-form a tentative alliance and enter into the unknowns of the Greater Jungle, a world steeped in wild magic and untold dangers. Meanwhile, Koffi believes finding the Shetani and selling it for a profit could be the key to solving her own problems.
Desperate to redeem himself, Ekon vows to hunt the Shetani down and end its reign of terror, but he can't do it alone. Koffi's power ultimately saves Ekon's life, but his choice to let her flee dooms his hopes of becoming a warrior. In its midst, Ekon not only encounters the Shetani-a vicious monster that has plagued the city and his nightmares for nearly a century-but a curious girl who seems to have the power to ward off the beast. But on the night of his final rite of passage, a fire upends his plans. As the second son of a decorated hero, Ekon is all but destined to become a Son of the Six-an elite warrior-and uphold a family legacy. But the night her loved ones' own safety is threatened by the Zoo's cruel master, Koffi unleashes a power she doesn't fully understand-and the consequences are dire. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, she cares for its fearsome and magical creatures to pay off her family's debts and secure their eventual freedom. “Sleek and.Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. So mesmerizing you cannot stop.A crackle of surprises.” -*Carl Hiaasen
“ Rules of Prey is so chilling that you’re almost afraid to turn the pages. “Terrifying.Sandford has crafted the kind of trimmed-to-the-bone thriller that is hard to put down….”- Chicago Tribune Never carry a weapon after it has been used.So many rules to his sick, violent games of death.īut Lucas Davenport, the cop who’s out to get him, isn’t playing by the rules. He left notes with every woman he killed. MediaType eBook shortDescription #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford's “haunting, unforgettable, ice-blooded thriller”* that introduced Lucas Davenport.
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