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Tomi Adeyemi

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Tomi Adeyemi is a Nigerian-American writer and creative writing coach based in San Diego, California. Her debut novel, CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE, comes out March 6th, 2018 and the movie is currently in development at Fox with the producers of Twilight and The Maze Runner attached. After graduating Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature, she received a fellowship that allowed her to study West African mythology and culture in Salvador, Brazil. When she’s not working on her novels or watching Scandal, she can be found blogging and teaching creative writing to her 3,500 subscribers at tomiadeyemi.com. Her website has been named one of the 101 best websites for writers by Writer’s Digest.

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	Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.31 avg rating — 290,370 ratings — published 1979 — 176 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 256,757 ratings — published 2018 — 97 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 83,666 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) 3.41 avg rating — 19,816 ratings — published 2024 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden (Into Shadow, #1) 2.77 avg rating — 8,321 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sneak Peek - Children of Blood and Bone 4.36 avg rating — 896 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy of Orïsha Collection Set (Legacy of Orïsha, #1-2) 4.38 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Siren 3.26 avg rating — 38 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into Shadow: Where the Truth Lies by Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author), Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author), Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy of Orisha Series 3 Books Set (Paperback) – Children of Blood and Bone, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, and Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Legacy of Orïsha (3 books)
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

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Quotes by Tomi Adeyemi (?)

“I won't let your ignorance silence my pain”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

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“I teach you to be warriors in the garden so you will never be gardeners in the war.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

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“Courage does not always roar. Valor does not always shine.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

tags: fantasy, fantasy-fiction

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Polls

Since so many great series ended this year, we're going to need new ones. So what's your favorite series that started this year?

The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black

Folk of the Air by Holly Black

21 votes, 47.7%

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi

Legacy of Orïsha by Tomi Adeyemi

11 votes, 25.0%

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

5 votes, 11.4%

Lifelike by Jay Kristoff

3 votes, 6.8%

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

1 vote, 2.3%

The Belles (The Belles #1) by Dhonielle Clayton

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

1 vote, 2.3%

City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1) by Victoria Schwab

Cassidy Blake by Victoria Schwab

1 vote, 2.3%

Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quartet, #1) by Roshani Chokshi

The Pandava Quartet by Roshani Chokshi

1 vote, 2.3%

Seafire (Seafire, #1) by Natalie C. Parker

Seafire by Natalie C. Parker

0 votes, 0.0%

Heart of Iron (Heart of Iron, #1) by Ashley Poston

Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston

0 votes, 0.0%

Grim Lovelies (Grim Lovelies, #1) by Megan Shepherd

Grin Lovelies by Megan Shepherd

0 votes, 0.0%

These Rebel Waves (Stream Raiders, #1) by Sara Raasch

Stream Raiders by Sara Raasch

0 votes, 0.0%

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