TOP READS | AYANA GRAY RELEASES DEBUT NOVEL ‘BEASTS OF PREY’

By Mark Mukasa • On What is New

Beasts of Prey is the highly acclaimed debut from excit­ing new tal­ent Ayana Gray who is tak­ing the world, and Tik­Tok, by storm. Spot­lighted as one to watch in The New York Times, United by Pop, Bustle, Buzzfeed and POPSUG­AR, it has been her­al­ded by crit­ics as ‘the next big thing in YA Fantasy’. Beasts of Prey has secured the coveted title of a New York Times best­seller and is soon to be adap­ted as a major film by Netflix.

An extraordin­ary adven­ture inspired by Pan-Afric­an myth­o­logy and the first in a standout new fantasy tri­logy weav­ing mon­sters, myth­os and magic in one unfor­get­table adventure.

In the broken city of Lkossa six­teen-year-old Kof­fi, a beast-keep­er in a magic­al zoo, is kept against her will des­per­ately seek­ing freedom.

Ekon, son of a dec­or­ated hero, is a war­ri­or in train­ing des­per­ately seek­ing honour.

One night their paths cross in an unex­pec­ted way and they find them­selves in the Great­er Jungle, a world steeped in wild magic and untold dangers, the tent­at­ive alli­ance between them is tested to the extreme.

The hunt begins — but are they the hunters or the hunted?

Beasts of Prey is out now in all major bookstores. 

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Mark Mukasa

Mark is a South Lon­don based writer and avid fan of all things hip hop. He’s also an MMA and his­tory enthu­si­ast who tries to keep his love of animé under wraps.

About Mark Mukasa

Mark is a South London based writer and avid fan of all things hip hop. He's also an MMA and history enthusiast who tries to keep his love of anime under wraps.