An unforgettable New York Times bestselling fantasy adventure for fans of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES SHADOW AND BONE and THE GILDED ONES. Soon to be a major Netflix movie.The hunt for your next YA fantasy book trilogy obsession has ended Entertainment WeeklyThe next big thing in YA fantasy . . . Dazzling KirkusA fastpaced riproaring ride . . . A masterpiece of magic Namina Forna New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded OnesMagic doesnt exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore especially for girls like sixteenyearold Koffi. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo she cares for its fearsome mythical creatures to pay off her familys debts. But when they are threatened by the Zoos cruel master Koffi unleashes a power she doesnt fully understand. As the son of a decorated hero Ekon destined to become an elite warrior. Until a fire at the Night Zoo upends his future and on the brink of his final rite of passage Ekon is cast out his reputation left in tatters. For Koffi and Ekon the outlook is bleak unless they can capture the Shetani the vicious monster that plagues their city. As Koffi and Ekon enter the Greater Jungle a world steeped in wild magic and danger the tentative alliance between them is tested to the extreme. The hunt begins but are they the hunters or the huntedAn extraordinary adventure inspired by PanAfrican mythology from exciting debut author Ayana Gray.