Jordan Ifueko
1) Raybearer
Author
Series
Raybearer volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Raised in isolation, Tarisai yearns for the closeness she could have as one of the Crown Prince's Council of 11, but her mother, The Lady, has magically compelled Tarisai to kill the Crown Prince.
2) Redemptor
Author
Series
Raybearer volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar's throne. To appease the sinister spirits of the dead, Tarisai must now anoint a council of her own, coming into her full power as a Raybearer. She must then descend into the Underworld, a sacrifice to end all future atrocities. Tarisai is determined to survive. Or at least, that's what she tells her increasingly distant circle of friends. Months into her shaky reign as empress, child spirits...
Author
Publisher
Professional Book Nerds
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Adam interviews Jordan Ifueko, debut author of Raybearer. Her book is being compared to Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir and rightfully so. They discuss how her small class growing up affected her story, how her loneliness led to creating world-building and character development, figuring out how to set timelines when there are large passages of time, and so much more.