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The series African Sorceress is set in the 1600s in what is now Ghana. In volume 1, A Warrior is Forged, the heroine, Kisa, grows up in a village hidden in the forest from the slave traders who were ravaging the countryside for victims. After the slavers find the village for the first time, the old village sorceress, Grandmother, trains Kisa to fight them with the help of magic and sorcery.After the second raid, when Kisa's beloved father is taken, Grandmother enlists Kisa with the help of the Black Samurai, who returns from Japan to train Kisa to be a warrior. When the slavers return for the third time, Kisa and the villagers are ready, and the war against the slave masters begins.What if there was a great African sorceress who tried to save her people from the slave traders? How would we know from conventional history, which teaches only a white- and male-centered views of history? Africa does have a history and quite an amazing one. And what if women were not always suppressed? And what if their powers were of the earth, water, wind, and fire and not just witch doctor hokum?This book is historical fiction. The history of the Atlantic slave trade is history. As for the great prophetess who I heard about from one man in Africa, who knows? For me, she has come to life in the person of Kisa. If you like heroic stories set in real historical times, read this book.

'I will always be with you in spirit, but now I must follow my heart. When the war againstthe slave masters has been won, I will return to you. Look for me wherever the winds offreedom blow!'The old magic was no defense against the new weapons, the cannons of the white invaders.The sorceress had to find new ways to fight the slavers and it wouldn't be easy. Far to thesouth, a Queen was also fighting for freedom. It was time to join forces.Fighting for the Ngola is the third book in the award-winning African Sorceress Series.What readers said about African Sorceress'A unique combination of fantasy and actual history! Few of us know anything about Africanculture or the infamous slave trade, and this book brings it alive.''Authentic history with a believable female protagonist.''Extremely entertaining, well written and enthralling story... sure to become a classic!''Skeel masterfully balances being as informative as any historian while being as entertainingas the best storytellers.'.'I can see Africa when I read this book. I can see these people. I loved Kisa. She is strong, she is intelligent, she loves her people. She is all woman and she is all warrior. She is one ofthe best heroines I have read in the last five years.'