We are thrilled to releasing an excerpt from Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel Makonnen’s Last Gate of the Emperor, which is an epic sci-fi adventure that is Black Panther meets Tristan Strong – a setting and series unlike anything out there in middle-grade and also told by #OwnVoices creators. Releasing on May 4th 2021, Last Gate of the Emperor is available to pre-order.
Read on to discover the synopsis, excerpt, and virtual tour dates for this new release!
SYNOPSIS
Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in New Addis — a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family… and his only friends.
Often in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and smart mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb’s Obelisk. But when a change in the game rules prompts Yared to log in with his real name, it triggers an attack that rocks the city. In the chaos, Uncle Moti disappears.
Suddenly, all the stories Yared’s uncle told him as a young boy — of kingdoms in the sky and city-razing monsters — are coming to life. And somehow Yared is at the center of them.
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KWAME MBALIA AND PRINCE JOEL MAKONNEN’S VIRTUAL TOUR
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 6:00 pm EST
Virtual launch event hosted by Loyalty Bookstore (Silver Spring, MD)
Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm EST
Hosted by Brain Lair Books (South Bend, IN), in conversation with Samira Ahmed (author of INTERNMENT)
Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 3:00 pm EST
Hosted by Books of Wonder (New York, NY), in conversation with Sayantani DasGupta (author of FORCE OF FIRE) and Bassem Youssef (author of THE MAGICAL REALITY OF NADIA)
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm CST
Hosted by The Dock Bookshop (Fort Worth, TX), in conversation with Daniel José Older (author of FLOOD CITY)
Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 5:00 pm MST
Hosted by Tattered Cover (Denver, CO), in conversation with Tochi Onyebuchi (author of BEASTS MADE OF NIGHT)
