A Song of Legends Lost

By: M. H. Ayinde

Narrated by: Jerry Myre Ob

“The exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of the year.” —Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award–winning author

An unforgettable tale of revenge and rebellion unfolds when a reckless king implements an ill-fated plan to end a thousand-year war in this relentlessly gripping epic fantasy debut.

A SONG OF REBELLION. A SONG OF WAR. A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST.

The people of Nine Lands know their history. The kingdom once belonged to the Scathed people, until their greyblood servants rose up and slaughtered them. King Ahiki and his warlords laid claim to the realm by defeating the rebels and driving them out to the Feverlands.

Now, thousands of years later, attacks by the greybloods are rebuffed by the invoker clans, warriors of noble blood who summon their ancestors to fight with them in battle. But the war has gone on too long. A general draft is called to take the battle to the Feverlands and defeat the greybloods once and for all. A plan that seems doomed to fail.

When Temi, a commoner, accidentally invokes a powerful spirit, she believes it could be the key to ending the centuries-long war. But not everything that can be invoked is an ancestor, and some of the spirits that can be drawn from the ancestral realm are more dangerous than anyone can imagine.

Praise for A Song of Legends Lost:

“Ayinde is a master storyteller.” —Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

“A whirlwind debut of ferocious talent and compulsive storytelling that lifts you up from the first page and never lets go.” —Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award–winning author

“A truly excellent debut.” —James Islington, author of The Will of the Many

The Invoker Trilogy
A Song of Legends Lost

amazing first entry. excellent, unique work

great job! a complex story that flows smoothly, intricate but understandable, characters are developed and well rounded. I can't wait for more

This a fantastic adventure!

I'm just going to say fantasy mixed with sci-fi is just perfect. I enjoy that we get points of view from different characters so you can feel every experience from this world. And the world building is just great.

Absolutely Incredible

This was one of my most anticipated releases of the year and it absolutely crushed it in every aspect for me.

Set in a unique fantasy world, this story blends such an incredible ancestral magic system, political machinations and deceptions, a whole slew of characters and POVs that manages to breath so much life into each and never feels overwhelming, and world building that truly makes the world feel lived in and is queer-norm to boot.

The action scenes kept me on the edge of my seat, the politics kept me guessing the whole time, and the plot twists had all my flabbers gasted.

This may not be for everyone but I enjoyed every moment of this book and the fact that this is a debut by Ayinde may have just catapulted them to the top of my auto buy authors. I cannot wait to see what happens in the next story.

Fascinating and imaginative

The narration was excellent and the story kept you guessing while developing a complex world. Cannot wait for book 2!