Tosin Adeyemi

It’s 1897. The Benin Empire is thriving. In response to an attack on a British expedition, against Oba Ovonramwen’s wishes, The British attack the empire, and the entire empire is under British control. Iyase, the King’s General, seeks the Aruosa stone, to fight against the British. The stone was a gift from Osanubua which has been protected by a chosen group of priests. Iyase Believes that with the stone, he would free the empire from the attack of the British and then rule the empire instead of Oba Ovonramwen. The group of priests know that this is a bad idea. They hide the power of the stone using a forbidden form of magic, in a young baby called Osamede. Benin is taken over by the British and Iyase is Imprisoned. 21 years later, The British control over the empire is in full swing. They have taken over the mines and have put the citizens to work. Osamede is grown, stubborn, and impulsive but she has a low tolerance for injustice. Osamede works at the mines and is not happy with the way the citizens are being treated. Her defiance to the status quo puts a target on her back and one day, after her work in the mines, she is targeted and attacked by a superior soldier from the mines. In trying to defend herself, her hidden powers are unleashed and the soldier is decimated.

My Father’s Shadow follows two brothers, Remi and Akin, who unexpectedly spend a day with their estranged father, Folarin in Lagos. As they journey through the city, they uncover the complexities of their father’s life and the challenges he faces.

A ruthless Prime Minister desperate for revenge ferociously rises to power, stopping at nothing to become more powerful than the kings he served.

Naya, a woman in her late 20s whose longing for love leads her to Kene, a man who appears perfect until unsettling truths blur the lines between affection, sanity, and reality.