They Made Us Blood and Fury - Softcover

Ntumy, Cheryl S

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798993295015

Publisher: Rosarium Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

Anyi is the gem of the Countless Clans.Their Queens make lifeblood, a magical substance used for everythingfrom medicine to weapons. Once, Anyi had so much lifeblood that theygave it away. Now their Queen is dying, none of her daughters, theDiviewe, can produce lifeblood and the gods that guide the clan havegone silent.In the Empire of Ka, Anyi native Aseye dreams of leavingher work at the imperial armory to strike out on her own. Kwame, aspy with a hidden heritage, is a charming distraction. A man ofconflicting loyalties, he’s not to be trusted with Aseye’s heart– or her secret, buried so deep that even she doesn’t rememberit. A secret that could end her life.As Anyi’s lifeblood dwindles,the Diviewe beg the Elders to unleash an ancient weapon to save theclan. The Elders refuse. The Diviewe take matters into their ownhands. But the weapon is not what they thought it would be, and it’snot the only thing to wake…

Cheryl S. Ntumy is a Ghanaianwriter of speculative fiction, young adult fiction, and romance. Her work has appeared in FIYAHLiterary Magazine; Apex Magazine; World Literature Today; Bestof World SF Vol. 3 and Year’s Best AfricanSpeculative Fiction 2022, among others. Her work has also beennominated for the Nommo Award for African Speculative Fiction, the BritishScience Fiction Association Award, the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize and the MilesMorland Foundation Scholarship. She is part of the Sauútiverse Collective, which createda shared universe for Afrocentric speculative fiction, and a member of Petlo Literary Arts, anorganization that develops and promotes creative writing in Botswana. Her Sauútiversenovella Songs for the Shadows was released in 2024 by Atthis Arts and her short story collection Black Friday: ShortStories from Africa (Beyond and Within) was published inApril 2025 by Flame Tree Press.

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About the Author

Cheryl S.
Ntumy is a Ghanaian writer of speculative fiction, young adult
fiction, and romance. Her
work has appeared in FIYAH Literary Magazine; Apex
Magazine; World Literature
Today;
Best of World SF Vol. 3 and Year's Best African
Speculative Fiction 2022, among others.
Her work has also been nominated for the Nommo Award for African Speculative
Fiction, the British Science Fiction Association Award,
the Commonwealth Writers Short
Story Prize and the Miles Morland Foundation Scholarship.
She is part of the Sauútiverse
Collective, which created a shared universe for Afrocentric
speculative fiction, and a member of
Petlo Literary Arts, an organisation that develops and promotes
creative writing in
Botswana. Her Sauútiverse novella Songs for the Shadows
was released in 2024 by Atthis Arts and her short story collection Black Friday: Short
Stories from Africa (Beyond and Within) was published in
April 2025 by Flame Tree Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rosarium Publishing
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798993295015
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288