Mortal of the Gods The History of a Man and His People |
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| Author:
| Asaa, Henry |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9758-0660-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Dike was different from the other Achalangada children. He did not speak until he was ten and then only at the urging of a god. His saliva could heal degrees of burns on the skin, and his impressive physique made him the object of every maiden's affections. To the Achalangada, Dike was nothing less than a gift from the gods.
To his father, however, Dike was a source of pain and frustration. The headstrong young man longed for the excitement of battle and could not understand...
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Dike was different from the other Achalangada children. He did not speak until he was ten and then only at the urging of a god. His saliva could heal degrees of burns on the skin, and his impressive physique made him the object of every maiden's affections. To the Achalangada, Dike was nothing less than a gift from the gods.
To his father, however, Dike was a source of pain and frustration. The headstrong young man longed for the excitement of battle and could not understand why his father-a blacksmith known for the sharpness of his blades-despised war. War would come, however, as it always did, and when it did, Dike, now called Ezedike by his adoring people, embarked on a path that would end in glory but also in tragedy and betrayal.
Author Henry Philip Onyeachonam Asaa's first novel, Mortal of the Gods, tells the tale of Dike of Achalangada, a man blessed by the gods. Suffused with Achalangada culture, language, and traditions, this tale of heroes, war, and self-sacrifice takes readers to a time few remember-a time before the new God came to Africa, when the old deities still held sway over the Achalangada kingdom.