Tomi Adeyemi's West African-inspired fantasy debut, Children of Blood and Bone, tells the story of Zélie Adebola, a maji (a person meant to wield the magic of the gods for the good of the people of Orïsha) who — after the ruthless King of Orïsha wipes out most of the maji, including Zélie's mother — must set forth on a journey to restore magic to her home and take down the monarchy.