Jordan Ifueko is the Nebula Finalist and New York Times bestselling author of the Raybearer series and other stories, including short fiction in the Hugo-nominated magazine Strange Horizons. She's been featured on NPR Best Books, NPR Pop Culture Hour, ALA Top Ten, Buzzfeed, and other publications. She writes about magic Black girls who aren't magic all the time, because honestly, they deserve a vacation. Ifueko lives in Los Angeles with her husband, David, and their three-legged trustafarian dog, Reginald Ovahcomah.
**STARRED REVIEW**
"A fresh, phenomenal fantasy that begs readers to revel in its
brilliant world."--Kirkus Reviews
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Ifueko's debut is full of lush world building and detailed,
Nigerian-inspired mythology, giving life to a myth of epic
proportions and a tale that is bound to stick with readers long
after they finish it."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's
Books
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Ifueko's mesmerizing debut stuns as it weaves a tale of loyalty,
fate, destiny, family, and revenge. Moreover, it places a dark
skinned heroine front and center, who is beautiful and powerful,
deadly and compassionate, and vulnerable and tough, giving YA
literature more of the diverse representation teens
need."--Booklist
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Stunning... Fierce, kindhearted characters from ethnically and
culturally diverse backgrounds enhance the well-paced, exquisitely
crafted plot, which thrills and inspires while fostering readers'
hope for a sequel."--Publishers Weekly
"[Raybearer] reads like the work of a seasoned world-builder. . .
Ifueko has created a rich, fresh, fully rounded world and a cast of
characters to match; you'll be on tenterhooks as Tarisai figures
out how to balance destiny and compulsion, but her prince and her
palace companions command equal attention."--NPR
"[An] enticing debut novel."--Book Riot
"A compelling, finely tuned fantasy with fantastic world
building."--Shannon Hale, New York Times bestselling author
"All hail Raybearer . . . Fans of recent breakouts in the genre
like Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir may just find their next
obsession."--Entertainment Weekly
"An exciting fantasy debut that drops the reader into an
exquisitely detailed world."--Popsugar
"An imaginative, epic YA fantasy debut."--Ms. Magazine
"An incredible journey through a wholly original
world."--Tor.com
"Brilliantly conceived fantasy."--People Magazine
"Completely blown away! Tarisai's tale set my imagination on
fire."--Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, author of The Dark Fantastic
"Fresh and utterly transportive, Raybearer is a fantastical fight
for freedom, family, and justice at all costs."--Heidi Heilig,
author of The Girl from Everywhere
"I was hooked from page one. . . .The world-building is
gorgeous."--Electric Literature
"Ifueko's debut fantasy blends Nigerian folklore with a m�lange of
other influences to create a multicultural world where colonization
and imperialism inform the story as much as Tarisai's own
choices... [A] promising first installment in a fantasy
duology."--School Library Journal
"Ifueko's world building and prose is nothing short of seductive
and I completely adore Tarisai's headstrong, tragic self. This will
be a major gem of a release in 2020!"--Jessica Khoury, author of
The Forbidden Wish and Last of Her Name
"Jordan Ifueko creates a bold new world in her debut
book."--Seventeen
"Need a good YA fantasy read? Look no further than the debut from
Jordan Ifueko."--Betches
"Nothing like a boss @$$ fantasy with a gorgeous, dark brown girl
at the center that highlights--in technicolor and glittering
gold--the trifecta of our most basic of human desires: to belong,
to be loved, and to walk a path of one's own choosing."--Nic Stone,
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin
"One of my favorite books of this year . . . a fantastic
exploration of what it means--and the sacrifices it sometimes
requires--to truly become your own person."--Patrice Caldwell,
editor of A Phoenix First Must Burn
"One of the most exceptional YA fantasies of all time."--Buzzfeed
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