Prince N'Jobu Udaku is the second son in line for the throne of Wakanda. While his older brother T'Chaka is being groomed to take on the mantle of King and lead their nation as the Black Panther, N'Jobu is being groomed to become the Ambassador of Wakanda. While completing his Masters in Political Science in the United States, he meets the woman who becomes the mother of his secret son, Erik N'Jadaka Stevens-Udaku, and inspires his radicalization in helping Black people globally when he becomes a War Dog in Oakland. This eventually leads to tragic results for himself and the future of Wakanda when he has to hide his son Erik, and Erik's mother in plain sight. (Part 1 of a 4 Part Series. Volume 1 has 30 Chapters) Disclaimer: I don't own any Marvel Characters, just having fun.

Tony Stark is always on the lookout for new talent to bring into the Stark Industries fold. Prior to becoming Iron Man, Stark searched far and wide for brilliant minds to cultivate and found a worthy protege in a young Erik Stevens, a recent graduate of the Naval Academy, and one of the youngest to come out of the institution's history. What happens when a 19-year-old Erik, a secret Prince, and heir to the Wakandan throne, falls under the tutelage of an arrogant and brilliant mind for one year, a personality much similar to his own? Nothing but trouble.

The Udaku family legacy continues with Erik Killmonger's children coming of age in perilous times. We follow the life of Erik "Riki" Galiber-Stevens Udaku as he comes to terms with being the firstborn son of Erik "Killmonger" Stevens-Udaku who changed the landscape of Wakanda when he claimed the throne from his cousin T'Challa.

Erik "Killmonger" Stevens has fully embraced his new identity as Killmonger and infiltrated a mercenary group with ties to Ulysses Klaue. Invited to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands to meet for the first time, Klaue is impressed with Erik, unaware that the man before him is the son of Prince N'Jobu Udaku, a man he betrayed on a failed mission in Wakanda years ago. Erik ingratiates himself to Klaue and is found to be a useful member of the new mercenary team the black market arms dealer and smuggler is putting together. As a reward for hard and profitable work, Ulysses allows Erik to stay a summer at his stash/safe house to keep a close eye on some stolen artifacts hidden there. Erik uses that time to hatch the long term plan of using Klaue to gain access into Wakanda, however, he becomes distracted by Klaue's housekeeper who allows Erik glimpses into a different life he could have if he ever let go of his plans for revenge...

Erik N'Jadaka Stevens. Top student in his graduating class at the Naval Academy. The youngest graduate to do so. Erik excels at M.I.T. studying bioacoustics and sonic warfare. Hounded by Tony Stark to become his protege in Malibu, Erik sets out to forge a path that will take him into the military and his ultimate goal: Revenge for his mother and father and the overthrow of the Wakandan Royal House....

Prince N'Jobu Udaku is the second son in line for the throne of Wakanda. While his older brother T'Chaka struggles to run a nation and raise his son T'Challa as a recent widow, N'Jobu struggles to find a way to return to the woman who will become the mother of his secret son, Erik N'Jadaka Stevens-Udaku. Fighting against time and tradition, N'Jobu must hide his secret family in plain sight as his worldview changes to new radical heights. (Vol 1. should be read to understand this 2nd Volume)

Hello Faithful Readers! Wanted to get this page prepped for the end of the "Black Boys Bloom Thorns First" Series in Volume 4. Summary: Removed from cryostasis, and fully adjusted to his new status and changing family dynamic, Erik N'Jadaka Stevens-Udaku steps into his role as the new King of Wakanda. Erik makes global changes on a level that T'Challa refused to do, and all seems according to his plans for the Black diaspora in a world of chaos soon after the Thanos snap. The emergence of Namor and Wakanda's new battle with the Talokanil tests the Golden Jaguar's resolve to transform his nation into the preeminent superpower on earth. **Author's Note: This book is a continuation of my Pantherverse series. Those books have to be read first in order to understand this one. See inside for details!

The Conclusion to the Pantherverse Odyssey in The Black Boys Bloom Thorns First Series. Erik "Killmonger" Udaku-Stevens is taken out of cryostasis by Shuri and faces his biggest challenge yet-maneuvering Wakandan politics, the new civil war that brews with his return from death, and the rivalry for the throne with his cousin King T'Challa. The threat of war from Talokan (known as the fabled Atlantis to outsiders) is on the horizon, and Erik will have to reach out to allies he never knew he had.