The Truth of the Aleke [Hardcover]

Moses Ose Utomi returns to his Forever Desert series withThe Truth of the Aleke, continuing his epic fable about truth, falsehood, and the shackles of history.

The Aleke is cruel. The Aleke is clever. The Aleke is coming.

500 years after the events ofThe Lies of the Ajungo, the City of Truth stands as the last remaining free city of the Forever Desert. A bastion of freedom and peace, the city has successfully weathered centuries of attacks from the Cult of Tutu, who wish to destroy its warriors and subjugate its people.

Seventeen-year-old Osi is a Junior Peacekeeper in the City. When the mysterious leader of the Cult, known only as the Aleke, commits a massacre in the capitol and steals the sacred Gods Eyes, Osi steps forward to valiantly defend his home. For his bravery he is tasked with a tremendous responsibilitydestroy the Cult of Tutu, bring back the Gods Eyes, and discover the truth of the Aleke.

The Forever Desert series
The Lies of the Ajungo
The Truth of the Aleke
The Memory of the Ogisi

Moses Ose Utomi is a Nigerian-American fantasy writer and nomad currently based out of Honolulu, Hawaii. He has an MFA in fiction from Sarah Lawrence College and short fiction publications inFireside Fiction,Fantasy Magazine, and more. He is the author of the novellaThe Lies of the Ajungoand the YA fantasy novelDaughters of Oduma. When hes not writing, hes traveling, training martial arts, or doing karaokewith or without a backing track.

Praise forThe Truth of the Aleke

ANew ScientistExtraordinary Book!
A Junior Library Guild Gold Selection!
APublishers WeeklyEditors Pick!

This heart-wrenching sequel recaptures the tone of the opening volume and again packs an epics worth of worldbuilding into a limited page count.... This mind-bending story will have both new and returnlã¤