Redemptor

The second book in the Raybearer duology was just as good as the first book, if not a little better. The real standout was the world building, specifically, the really interesting and creative Underworld. It made the ending very powerful. I was further impressed when I read the Afterword from the author. Raybearer took fifteen years to create. Then having published the first book, she had to crank out the second book in less than a year. And it was all done during the time of the pandemic and the biggest black movement in the US since the '60s. Somehow, Ifueko produced a nearly flawless conclusion. This book was nominated for several awards, including the Andre Norton Award for YA genre literature.

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