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An affair between 55-year-old widow Binta Zubairu and 25-year-old weed dealer Reza was bound to provoke condemnation in conservative Northern Nigeria. Brought together in unusual circumstances, Binta and Reza faced a need they could only satisfy in each other. Binta – previously reconciled with God – now yearns for intimacy after the sexual repression of her marriage, the pain of losing her first son and the privations of widowhood. Meanwhile, Reza’s heart lies empty and waiting to be filled due to the absence of a mother.

The situation comes to a head when Binta’s wealthy son confronts Reza, with disastrous consequences. This story of love and longing – set against undercurrents of political violence – unfurls gently, revealing layers of emotion that defy age, class and religion.

A mysterious plague known as the Grey grips the small village of Pilam, which the world has quarantined without pity. Laying waste to Pilam’s residents, the sickness saps its victims of strength, drains the color from their eyes, and kills all promise. Only the young are immune. But beyond the barricades and walls of soldiers―the manifestation of a nation’s terror―there are rumors of a cure. Dunka, the eldest son of a family reeling from the Grey, takes on the daunting task of leaving Pilam to find that cure for his siblings and save them before it’s too late.

His brother and sisters, however, have plans of their own. Navigating the chaos of violence, hunger, and death, each of them tries to make sense of the bleak circumstances, forging new bonds with other juvenile survivors left to their own devices. Now an unlikely family of six, they choose their own perilous paths, at first separately and then together, coming to terms with the decisions they make and the ghosts they cannot leave behind.

Umar Turaki’s gripping novel is a story of survival, love, and the human spirit’s tenacious capacity for wonder.

Surefoot is an interactive, adventure, fictional story about a young princess from the Omahi tribe, who goes on an expedition to the Mountain of Lanogoza, seeking the healing stone to save the life of her father, Chief Ziza.

The threat of war from the Akuka raiders is real and the Omahi tribe need their chief to lead them to battle. He alone, and his male heir, has the authority to wield the famed Staff of Authority, a gift from the seven spirits of Ebinome River. Without the staff, the Omahi tribe’s victory is not certain.

Surefoot is not a male heir and can’t wield the staff, but she can attempt to save her father’s life. The journey to Lanogoza is no easy task, fraught with dangers on every side, from crossing several seas and mountains to encountering the great keeper ot the stone-the mighty ancient dragon.

In this game book, you the reader, will play the character of Surefoot and will have to guide her safely to succeed in her quest.

Your adventure begins as you read this book.