PRESS RELEASE
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 25TH NOVEMBER 2013
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Children of Saba
By N.K Read
Launch date: 25 November 2013
$9.99 eBook
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CHILDREN OF SABA: AN EPIC MYSTERY THROUGH THE SHADOWS OF TIME
From the hurried streets of Nairobi to the empty expanse of the great aṣ-Ṣaḥrāʾ al-Kubrā desert,
CHILDREN OF SABA, by Kenyan born author N.K Read, takes you on an odyssey of Africa never
seen before. Get lost in the magnificent scenes of Africa’s stunning landscapes, immerse yourself
in the magic of the continent’s vanishing regal tribes and discover an unforgettable story that
transcends the origins of the Earth.
Sydney, Australia (25 November 2013) – An eerie tempest has been mounting over time,
precipitated by whispers of ferocious serpents and evil spirits persecuting the innocent and savaging
the holy. News of these malevolent hauntings has been filtering across the earth, reawakening
ancient nightmares and reviving old myths.
Before their parents are kidnapped by a sworn enemy who seeks their long lost and forgotten family
secret, twins Mwenda and Kendi’s reality revolves around the regular teenage mindlessness of
unrequited crushes, wistful daydreams, technological obsession and the fight against adult
oppression. They run into hiding, disappearing to the wilds of the Kenyan savannah into the arms of
their anything but dull grandmother. Under the growing cloud of darkness that seeks to envelop the
earth, they meet a mysterious goat herder and are catapulted into the past, almost 3000 years back
in time.
They arrive in the magnificent Kingdom of Sheba where they’re plunged into a quest discover their
family’s legacy - a mystery so primeval and unutterable that it has faded from the present-now.
Nothing will ever be the same again. Caught in throes of an epic conflict, they realise that that their
quest involves the key of Sämay, a most powerful object that their ancestors - the enigmatic race of
the First Men - believed could forge a path between the divine and human.
The twins eventually learn that they are the only two people on the earth - past, present and future who can sway the outcome of a foreordained chain of cataclysmic events that are linked to their
family’s present predicament and could catastrophically affect all three dimensions of time.
In CHILDREN OF SABA, the first of three books in the ‘Epic of Aphrike’ fantasy series, author N.K
Read transports the reader from a modern world in chaos into the realm of Africa’s ancient,
spellbinding and mysterious past, complete with hair-raising adventure, vivid landscapes and
magnificent battles scenes.
N.K Read is a masterful storyteller whose new series ‘THE EPIC OF APHRIKE’ is a grand parable for
the modern age steeped in ancient mythologies, African wisdom and fantasy. While CHILDREN OF
SABA is written for young adults and adults, the book is PG-rated and has considerable cross-genre
appeal.
At 831pages (Kindle edition), CHILDREN OF SABA recreates the glory and majesty of a prodigious
continent, appealing to lovers of the Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings series. Set mainly in
Kenya and Ethiopia, the book and explores the links between the modern tribe of Meru and the
ancient Meroë people who inhabited and ruled the ancient Kingdoms of Sheba and Nubia alongside
the Sabeans of olde. It is the untold story of Africa, one that reimagines the legacy of a great, vast
ancient race that is responsible for throwing giant shadows upon the dawn of time; a chronicle that
leaps beyond the boundaries of the present and transcends the parameters of the origins of the
Earth.
CHILDREN OF SABA – SPELLBINDING – MAGNIFICENT – ENTHRALLING
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Expanded distribution to other online retailers and brick-and-mortar bookstores is slated for early
2014. For more information on the book, interview requests, review requests, imagery and press kits
please contact: Afrikkanna Publishing: afrikkana@influenceinmedia.com.
About N.K. Read
Born and bred in Kenya, and now living between Nairobi and Sydney, Australia, N.K Read (nee Mwiti)
is a storyteller and journalist who’s written for several publications and news outlets including the
Kenya Television Network, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Guardian UK. She has also directed
three documentary films, two of which played across cinemas in Australia. Other than a great coffee,
what gets her up in the morning is her drive and heart for Africa. She enjoys hiking, running and
cooking with her husband and reads voraciously in her very spare time. CHILDREN OF SABA is her
first published novel. http://about.me/n.k.read
About Afrikkana Publishing
Afrikkana Publishing is a publishing group headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices in Nairobi
Kenya. Afrikkana also publishes the influential online magazine Afritorial (www.Afritorial.com),
which features pop culture, news, literary and cultural commentary across Africa, and is aimed at its
thinkers, artists and innovators. Afritorial is affiliated with The Guardian Newspaper (UK) Africa
Network.
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