Description
Hadiza, a teenager from Zaria in Northern Nigeria, lives in a nation torn by violence and division. She is kidnapped by a vicious bandit and taken to the forests of Zamfara to be held for ransom. Fate joins her to an unexpected ally who helps her escape then introduces her to a secret world of alien beings, magical relics and a centuries-old war that has secretly shaped her nation. The journey takes her from the grasslands and waterfalls of Kaduna to the cosmopolitan gloss of Abuja and along the way she discovers her blood-tie to the legendary Amina of Zazzau, learns to wield fantastic, new powers and uncovers a secret plot to plunge her country into irreversible chaos. Can Hadiza beat the odds, thwart the plot and become the new Guardian of the North?
Chapter One
