From the Bookshelf of Worlds Beyond the Margins…

The Truth of the Aleke (Forever Desert, #2)

Moses Ose Utomi

Start date: September 11, 2025

Finish date: October 11, 2025

Discussion: Buddy Reads

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of 125 topics — 9,906 comments total

Buddy Reads

* Suggest a Buddy Read!
By Beige , aka jo · 1650 posts · 254 views

last updated Sep 19, 2025 08:25PM

The Truth of the Aleke (September 2025)
By WBTM BOOKSHEL… , follow me · 19 posts · 11 views

last updated 6 hours, 40 min ago

showing 4 of 4 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Oct 07, 2024 Andria Potter rated it it was amazing

Shelves: highly-recommended, short-story, favorite-books, adult-fiction, anticipated-reads, male-authors, library-read

I have no words for just how amazing this series is. Depressing as shit but amazing. 5 ⭐

7 likes · Like · see review

Mar 19, 2025 Jacqie rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley

If Lies of the Ajungo described Paradis Island from the Attack on Titan story, Truth of the Aleke describes Marley.

Osi is a young boy who admires the magically empowered Truthseekers of his city greatly. He becomes one through an accident and finds himself tasked to root out the deadly Cult of Tutu which recently launched an attack on his people.

You could probably read this series in any order because ultimately the story is cyclical. Tutu, the hero of Ajungo, lived 500 years ago and his story ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Sep 26, 2025 Netanella rated it really liked it

Shelves: buddy-reads, afrojujuism, library, dark-fantasy, 2025-september-reading-challenges

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

1 like · Like · see review

Sep 27, 2025 Leah added it

Shelves: african-fantasy, forecast-2025

I still don't know what to rate this one. It left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. I am not sure if it is because some of the narratives reminded me of certain propoganda narratives used frequently in media currently or what. I am not sure if this does what it sets out to. Unless the purpose is to say that Osi is a used and abused idiot. ...more

1 like · Like · see review