{"product_id":"blood-colony-9780743287364","title":"Blood Colony","description":"\u003cb\u003e*From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reformatory\u003c\/i\u003e--A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2023*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed for her novels ranging from supernatural thrillers to historical fiction, award-winning author Tananarive Due imagines the story of an ancient group of immortals--a hidden African clan that has survived for more than a thousand years--facing one of the most challenging issues of our time: a devastating pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this sequel to her \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, \u003ci\u003e The Living Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Soul to Keep\u003c\/i\u003e, fan-favorite Tananarive Due introduces readers to a new drug: Glow. Said to heal almost any illness, Glow gets its power from the blood of immortals, and it's up to the Blood Colony, a small but powerful group of immortals, to keep the supplies coming so that AIDS and other diseases will be wiped out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Fana Wolde, seventeen years old, the only immortal born with the Living Blood. She can read minds and her injuries heal immediately. When her best friend, a mortal, is imprisoned by Fana's family, Fana helps her escape and together they run away from Fana's protected home in Washington State to join the Underground Railroad of Glow peddlers. But Fana has more than her parents to worry about: Glow peddlers are being murdered by a violent, hundred-year-old sect with ties to the Vatican. Now, when Fana is most vulnerable, she is being hunted to fulfill an ancient blood prophecy that could lead to countless deaths. While her people search for Fana and race to unravel the unknown sect's mysterious origins, Fana must learn to confront the deadly forces--or she and everyone she loves will die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTananarive Due is an American Book Award-winning, \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of sixteen books, including \u003ci\u003eBlood Colony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Living Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Good House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Joplin's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDevil's Wake. \u003c\/i\u003eShe was also a contributor to Jonathan Maberry's middle grade anthology, \u003ci\u003eDon't Turn Out the Lights\u003c\/i\u003e. She has won an American Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a British Fantasy Award. She teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit her website TananariveDue.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655843352850,"sku":"9780743287364","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5746e52-9ff2-4b0c-b70e-9b0b259efd3e.jpg?v=1733382715","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blood-colony-9780743287364","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}