The Onyx Crown
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From the searing heat of the desert to the vastness of the savannah, The Onyx Crown tells the story of three African children--Sania, Gesi, and Joran, who grow up in a pre-medieval era or wars and successions, fifteen years after the greatest king in the history of the continent has been deposed and assassinated. They must overcome the traumatic circumstances of their birth as well as many dangerous trials to fulfill the destiny bestowed upon them as infants. Can mere children use their courage, wits, and uncanny abilities to defeat legendary warriors, entire tribes, provinces, and kingdoms--allowing them to lead the worthy to the greatest prize of them all, the Onyx Crown?
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