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The Kishi

Tales from Esowon, Volume 1

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The Kishi

By: Antoine Bandele
Narrated by: J. Keith Jackson
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A bloodthirsty demon. A pacifist monk with a deadly past. How much will he sacrifice to overcome unspeakable evil?

Amana hopes his dark secrets will never catch up with him. But when nearby villagers discover a mauled body near him, the residents assume the traveling monk is to blame. Amana suspects the grisly handiwork of a bloodthirsty, mythological creature.

Determined to clear his name and catch the culprit, Amana follows the trail of bloody clues. When shadows from his own past tie in with the demonic attack, he's torn between his vow of pacifism and his duty to protect the defenseless. As the demon prepares to strike again, Amana must summon the courage to confront his own dark deeds before the creature can corrupt the hearts and minds of the entire village.

The Kishi is an enthralling fantasy novel steeped in African folklore. If you like mythological creatures, tormented heroes, and intense battles, then you’ll love Antoine Bandele’s captivating tale of redemption.

Buy The Kishi to embark on an action-packed, magical journey today!

Perfect for fans of Nnedi Okorafor, Tomi Adeyemi, and Evan Winter.

©2018 Antoine Bandele (P)2018 Antoine Bandele African Fantasy Fiction World Literature Village Heartfelt

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I really enjoyed listening to this book, different to the sort of thing I normally listen to but after the first chapter I was hooked.
It was full of vivid descriptions and African folklore, which before listening I had little experience of, I enjoyed learning more throughout the book.

The narrator used worked really well, and did a great job portraying the different characters.

Please note, I did receive a free copy of this book in return for an unbiased review.

Gripping

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I have been a fan of Antoine Bandele since I found him through his Star Wars versus series and I was intrigued that he was writing about African mythology.

He has won me over with a gripping story, a hero I found myself sympathising and rooting for and the world building was a good start for his other Tales from Esowon, along with J Keith Jackson's good narration.

Not for the faint of heart given the mature story but it was worth it for the first of hopefully more entertaining interpretations of African mythology.

Well done Antoine, I'm looking forward to the next book!

A great first novel

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a very good story well performed by the voice actor good characters and plot

A good fantasy story

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A great introduction to African folklore, cultural and spiritual elements within the fantasy genre. The Kishi had a compelling protagonist with an interesting investigative plot and awesome plot twists. What it needed however, was more depth to the antagonists and their aim, but overall a very awesome introduction to the Tales from Esowon world. I hope to see more novels from Antoine Bandele in the near future.

Awesome African cultural Fantasy

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I was given a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

The Kishi has an interesting world of magic and shapeshifters but definitely is not your normal fantasy being heavily based on African folklore which I am definitely not knowledgable of. The story was good but you had to pay attention to what was going on sometimes otherwise you got a bit lost but this was only occasionally. Amana was an good character and his journey was interesting, learning about the cultures in the story and the world the story was set in was interesting too.

It will be interesting to see how any further tales from Esowon evolve the characters and story of the Kishi.

The voices are done well with individual characters and emotions but sometimes seem jarring to the more monotone narration which seems odd considering its the same guy doing it. The echo effect for thoughts was a bit odd too, I certainly dont think with an echo and this could have just been described from the reading that it was a thought (and it generally was said).

All in all a very different tale to my normal reads but a worthwhile venture in my opinion and I enjoyed it.

An interesting change for a fantasy

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