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FINALE TO THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES
BLOOD at the ROOT

In this haunting finale to the epic New York Times bestselling trilogy, bloodlines, betrayal, and legacy collide.

Malik Baron has learned a lot since he first came to Caiman University. History is power. Family is more than just blood. You can't escape your past. And magic always comes with a price.

But nothing he's been taught could have prepared him for what this semester will bring. Even after he risked it all to trap the evil spirit Mama Aya and save his mother, her power continues to grow. And now, with her and the Bokors once again at large, the cracks in the magical community have reached a breaking point. Just as Malik begins to get to know his father's family, the Bondair's power is challenged, leaving him to decide where his loyalties lie. And it's not just the future of Caiman at stake, but the very magic that runs in his veins.

In the propulsive and emotional conclusion to this powerful trilogy, the future and the family Malik has struggled to build and protect are in greater danger than ever. But with the power of ancestors and the strength of his loved ones behind him, can he fight for what the world has always said is impossible for a Black boy like him—a happy ending?

LADARRION WILLIAMS

Hailing from the small town of Helena, Alabama, is a self-taught playwright, filmmaker, author, and screenwriter whose goal is to cultivate a new era of Black fantasy, providing space and agency for Black characters and stories in a fresh and fantastical way. His critically acclaimed play Boulevard of Bold Dreams (a story about Hattie McDaniel's historic Academy Award win) had a world premiere production at the Timeline Theatre Company in Chicago and an East Coast premiere at Greater Boston Stage Company in March 2023. Serving as co-host of "Black Creators Lab" on YouTube, Ladarrion teaches others film on YouTube. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling Blood at the Root series.

@ItsLaDarrion

MAGIC ALWAYS COMES WITH A PRICE,
BUT THIS FINAL BATTLE MAY COST EVERYTHING.

Caiman ain't like other schools.
It's not just books and dorm rooms
and parties on the quad. What holds it
together ain't money. It ain't donors.
It's us. The people. The magic. The legacy.

And if that gets pulled?

It ain't just a school that dies.

It's everything our ancestors built. Their
dreams. Their blood. Their power.

Gone.

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