Maya and the Lord of Shadows by Rena Barron

Maya and the Lord of Shadows

Rena Barron

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 31, 2023

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Who it’s for
A trilogy-ending clash brings guardian powers, orishas, and a failing veil into one high-stakes fantasy.
Themes
Protecting the human world, Friendship and teamwork, War between worlds
Pacing
Fast

About this book

In the thrilling third and final book in the acclaimed Maya and the Rising Dark trilogy that Kirkus calls "truly #BlackGirlMagic," Maya must face off with the Lord of Shadows to save the human world from impending war with the Dark. War is coming. Despite everything Maya and her father have done, the veil that protects the human world is failing. The Lord of Shadows has raised an army powerful enough to challenge the orishas.

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And it’s only a matter of time before he breaks through the veil and destroys Maya’s neighborhood and the rest of the world. Maya and her friends aren’t going down without a fight. She’s honing her guardian powers, with the help of two new allies—her long lost guardian sister and a mysterious darkbringer (who might be a double agent). But when an attack hits close to home, Maya doesn’t have any more time to prepare. She must face the Lord of Shadows or risk losing everything. With her friends—Eli, Frankie, Zeran, and Eleni—by her side, Maya leads the charge in an epic showdown that takes her across worlds and to the edge of the universe. Will she succeed or will Darkness prevail, once and for all?

Mythic Final Stakes

A trilogy-ending clash brings guardian powers, orishas, and a failing veil into one high-stakes fantasy.

Come here for

  • African mythic elements woven into epic fantasy
  • A heroine facing darkness with friends at her side

Expect

  • A race to protect the human world from war
  • A showdown spanning worlds and reaching the universe’s edge

Where it sits

Caribbean & Latin American Folktales64%
Magic & Fantasy64%
Action & Adventure60%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Survival Stories
  • Action Comics
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore
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  • Fantasy Comics
  • Fairy Tale Collections
  • Folktale Retellings
  • African Myths & Legends
Authors
Rena Barron
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 31, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Protecting the human world · Friendship and teamwork · War between worlds
Reading lane
Action & Adventure