Faebound (Faebound, #1)

by Saara El-Arifi

The god Asase came to being as a grain of wheat. A single particle that bloomed into life. As Asase grew, their roots became mountain-sides and their leaves blossomed into forests.

The god Ewia flew in on wings of darkness to bring day and night to the world. As a bat with two heads they found their place in the sky above their sibling. When one face looked to the earth there was light, and when the other turned their gaze downwards there was darkness.

The last god to appear in the universe was Bosome. They moved through Asase’s roots creating rivers and seas before residing next to Ewia, a silver droplet of water in the sky that ebbed and flowed with the turning of tides.

The three gods lived happily for many years until one day Asase said, ‘I wish for a c...