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A hidden power. A sinister force. A mystery she cant ignore.

In a near-future London where technology affects everything from our bodies to our politics, journalist Pels Badmus wants to make a real difference. Shes desperate to solve a spate of disappearances of young Black kids-including her friends brother. But her boss doesnt want to hear it. Instead, he assigns her to cover the unreasonable protests thousands of miles away in Benin, against culturally oblivious tourists travelling to partake in sacred Spirit Vine rituals.

Pels soon finds herself in West Africa, ignoring her bosss motives in assigning her to this piece and hoping to use it as leverage later. Shes also trying to ignore the strange, ethereal dreams shes been having

However, when Pels takes the Spirit Vine herself, she experiences something mind-boggling. Something that points to an unfulfilled destiny that could change the course of her life. But first she must return home and confront an otherworldly conspiracy related to the missing children.

Because she may just be the only one able to stop it.

A bold imagining of our future through the lens of ancient spirituality, Awakened is a page-turning fable about a Black woman coming into her power, perfect for fans of N.K Jemisin and Netflixs Supacell.