{"id":49834,"date":"2022-10-22T11:12:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T15:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=49834"},"modified":"2022-10-23T17:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T21:06:14","slug":"blood-scion-blood-scion-book-1-by-deborah-falaye-in-school-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/blood-scion-blood-scion-book-1-by-deborah-falaye-in-school-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood Scion [Blood Scion, Book 1] by Deborah Falaye [in School Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49870\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/Blood-Scion-Deborah-Falaye-BookDragon-1-530x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/Blood-Scion-Deborah-Falaye-BookDragon-1-530x800.jpg 530w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/Blood-Scion-Deborah-Falaye-BookDragon-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>Nigerian Canadian author Deborah Falaye\u2019s Yoruban mythology-inspired debut (introducing a planned duology) presents Nagea, a nation brutalized by the genocidal Lucis. Only her grandfather has managed to keep 15-year-old Sloane safe, until she\u2019s drafted into the army. Being a Scion \u2013 \u201ca descendent of the ancient Orisha gods\u201d \u2013 Sloane is imbued with \u00e0se, the power of fire; the Scion are the prey of the Lucis. Hiding in plain sight, Sloane survives the murderous training that turns her monstrous, but the (rushed) shocking ending revelations will question at what personal cost.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian American actor Liz Femi\u2019s first solo narration is a 15-plus hour endurance feat of distinguishing voices from a vast cast, some more successfully: sharp Sloane, desperate Teo, sly Malachi, strengthening Izara, booming Theodus. Femi deftly slips in and out of various accents, making Lucis in power American, vicious Queen Olympia posh British.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>:\u00a0Femi \u00adshrewdly enhances Falaye\u2019s underlying \u00adexpos\u00e9 of \u00adcolonialism, genocide, and eternal war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoollibraryjournal.com\/story\/twenty-two-audiobooks-inspired-by-fairy-tales-and-mythology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;22 Audiobooks Inspired by Fairy Tales and Mythology,&#8221; <em>School Library Journal<\/em>, August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the introduction<\/strong>:\u00a0For the latest audio roundup, we turn to titles inspired by fairy tales and mythology, each published in 2022. Rewriting, adapting, subverting the familiar has long been a popular literary trope \u2013 who can argue with universal appeal? Cinderella, especially, continues to be an evergreen favorite, appearing in multiple stories, often in surprising permutations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoollibraryjournal.com\/story\/twenty-two-audiobooks-inspired-by-fairy-tales-and-mythology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Read (and listen) on!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Young Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian Canadian author Deborah Falaye\u2019s Yoruban mythology-inspired debut (introducing a planned duology) presents Nagea, a nation brutalized by the genocidal Lucis. Only her grandfather has managed to keep 15-year-old Sloane safe, until she\u2019s drafted into the army. 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