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Qwantu Amaru

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In addition to his first novel, ONE BLOOD, Qwantu has written six volumes of poetry: Lightbringer, Lovelost, After the Storm, Midnight's Shadow, Awakening, and Actual-Eyez. Qwantu is an active member of the outstanding socially active poetry collective Black on Black Rhyme out of Tallahassee, FL. He has performed spoken word in poetry venues from New York to Los Angeles. He is also part owner and one third of The Pantheon Collective, an independent publishing venture dedicated to bringing high quality independent books to the masses while empowering and inspiring other authors to follow their dreams. For more information visit his website www.qwantuamaru.com, follow him on twitter @onebloodbook, join his fanpage: www.facebook.com/onebloodbo...more


Picture This week was one for the history books, Blood Gang! Not only did I learn that One Blood was a finalist in the Thriller/Suspense category of the "Sundance of Book Awards" the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, but two days later I found out that One Blood had WON the Horror and African-American categories in the International Book Awards competition.

As I sat back to reflect on these accomplis... read more »
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Published on May 26, 2012 10:52
Average rating: 4.06 · 32 ratings · 20 reviews · 5 distinct works
One Blood
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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After the Storm
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Lightbringer
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Midnight's Shadow
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Lovelost
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One Blood by Qwantu Amaru
" One Blood
By Qwantu Amaru

Randy Lafitte is cursed when he turned eighteen his father took his own life, then again when his son turned eighteen he was murdered; now his daughter has just turned eighteen and has been kidnapped. Not only does Randy ha... "
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I'm so glad you liked the novel! I have a Q&A group here on goodreads if there are any discussions you'd like to start or if you just want to...more
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What an original novel! A great tale for readers of any genre, never a dull moment. "
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" The Tree of Life and Death

Welcome to Lake City, LA! First, let’s meet Lincoln Baker. He is a convicted murderer currently serving time in prison for his crimes. Lincoln’s life is about to be turned upside down when he gets a visit from his half-br... "
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Qwantu Amaru made a comment in the group Basically Books!ARR #19 - ONE BLOOD by Qwantu Amaru topic
"Elryxe wrote: "can i still join? Can I still join? elryxe@hotmail.com epub please"

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" I actually got a copy of this book to review from Authors Requesting Reviews program and I signed up for this book because it did sound really good! However I just can't finish it! 44% in and I just don't care what happens to anyone in the book, h... "
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