M. E. Skeel

African Sorceress (eBook, ePUB)

War on the Sahel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

African Sorceress: War on the Sahel, is one woman's fight against the evil Atlantic slave trade. It is based on an oral tradition story the author heard in Africa. It takes place in the 1600s in what is now Ghana. The heroine is Kisa, who we first meet in African Sorceress: A Warrior is Forged. Her village is raided by slave traders who sell their captives to the Dutch slave masters in the infamous Elmina slave castle. Kisa trains to be a sorceress and a warrior and lead her people to victory against the slavers. In War on the Sahel, Kisa and her lover Kojo take the war beyond their village. They infiltrate the slave castle, lead a mutiny on a slave ship, take a Portuguese trading fort and build an army to fight the African slave traders who are supplying the Europeans. The action is fast-paced, the story is credible, exciting and imaginative and it's a great way to learn a largely untold history. The story is heroic fantasy but wrapped within the fantasy are the facts of 17th century Africa and the damage the slave trade caused to the proud independent peoples represented in Kisa's Army. We meet the tribes that make up her army of freed captives, representing many distinct cultures, languages, customs and spiritual traditions. These oral traditions were just as deep, rich and complex as those of cultures with written languages. What reviewers said about African Sorceress: A Warrior is Forged - "Skeel has done a fantastic job taking on such a huge and largely hidden topic." - "A really original story, unlike anything I've read before. A lot of research must have gone into this book to weave so many threads of history, anthropology, and geography into the tale. Read it for fun or read it to learn about a part of history most of us have never heard of -- either way you'll enjoy it." - "Skeel immerses you into the world of the Atlantic slave trade from a perspective that is rarely--if ever--told. Skeel masterfully balances being as informative as any historian while being as entertaining as the best storytellers"

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris AU
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781796009750
• Artikelnr.: 59022408

Autorenporträt

I am a published author, a qualified teacher and a successful researcher. I have spent thousands of hours researching this book, including a journey to Africa where I first heard the oral tradition story on which my book is based. I believe that history has been biased towards white males and this book is a small step towards changing that. Although it is fiction, I am including historical characters and events about a place and a time that has been ignored by white historians. I live in the bush in Australia, where I pump my own water, generate my own electricity and chop wood for my fire. I like the independence of life in nature. I have raised two sons in that environment and now have four grandchildren growing up in the bush. I love wildlife, am a qualified wildlife rescuer and also write books about Australian wildlife.