'A stunningly complicated, delicious family drama that kids are going to devour. Fantastic from start to finish' - TJ Klune Rushing toward a conclusion that's both surprising and inevitable, Benton-Walker's Blood Debts sings with hope and barely disguised rage. Benton-Walker has crafted a narrative that moves as swiftly and, at times, as devastatingly as a forest fire. 'Terry J Benton-Walker's Blood Debts is a powerful story of magic, the bonds between siblings, and how dangerous the search for the truth can be. ' Blood Debts is a beguiling family saga, steeped in magic that's every bit as dark as it is moving' - Alexis Henderson Truly, a masterful debut from a voice we have not heard the last of' - Ayana Gray Benton-Walker has penned a story that intricately weaves together brilliant prose, spectacular worldbuilding, and a magic that runs bone-deep.

Blood Debts will captivate readers from its first page to its very last. Benton-Walker is truly an author to watch' - Roseanne A. 'I couldn't put down this epic testimony to reclaiming power through your heritage, centered on a family tied together as much by their loyalty to one another as their magic. Benton-Walker will have you breathless by the end' - Chloe Gong Blood Debts is an extravaganza from start to finish, weaving age-old family history alongside the tender feelings of new love. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 9781399715874 Number of pages: 416 Weight: 640 g Dimensions: 238 x 164 x 40 mm MEDIA REVIEWS And if they don't succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they'll have to find a way to trust each other and their family's magic, all while solving the decades - old murder that sparked the still - rising tensions between the city's magical and non-magical communities. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with.Ĭristina and Clement used to be each other's most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. Someone who will come for them next.Ĭristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn't sick - she's cursed. On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau - the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family - are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen. Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In New Orleans gods meddle and magic will betray you, but this time justice will reign.

Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker