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Omari Richards

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Born
in Baltimore, The United States
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Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

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Charles R. Saunders, Milton J. Davis, George RR Martin, Robert Louis S ...more

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Average rating: 4.54 · 61 ratings · 36 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
The Kimoni Legacy: Initiation
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A Sweeping and Dynamic First Installment and a Fine Example of Afro-High Fantasy

The Word of Y'Neshu: Heart of the Ijeya is the first installment of a new Afro-High Fantasy series by Jordan Hampton. From the first pages to the action-packed finale, Ha ...more
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"The Weight of Blood" is an excellent example of Alfred Hitchcock principle of "the bomb under the table" wherein, as the filmmaker said, "There is no terror in the bang, only the anticipation". The nove ...more
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“For the past millennia, generation after generation of Kimoni warriors and chiefs battled to beat back these beasts who resembled men back to their territory to the west.”
― Omari Richards, The Kimoni Legacy: Initiation
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