A Song of Legends Lost

‘A relentlessly gripping, glorious epic fantasy – the exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of 2025’ Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne

In the Nine Lands, only those of noble blood can summon the spirits of their ancestors to fight in battle. But when Temi, a commoner from the slums, accidentally invokes a powerful spirit, she finds it could hold the key to ending a 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.

‘A Song of Legends Lost is stunning and vividly told . . . Ayinde is a master storyteller, and readers are in good hands from the very first pages to the very last’ Andrea Stewart, Sunday Times bestselling 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. It’s joyous from end to end – and highly recommended!’ Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author