The Root

A dark, gritty urban fantasy debut set in modern-day San Francisco,
filled with gods, sinister government agencies, and worlds of dark magic
hidden just below the surface.
When a secret government agency trying to enslave you isn’t the biggest problem you’re facing, you’re in trouble.
Erik,
a former teen star living in San Francisco, thought his life was
complicated; having his ex-boyfriend in jail because of the scandal that
destroyed his career seemed overwhelming. Then Erik learned he was
Blooded: descended from the Gods.
Struggling with a power he
doesn’t understand and can barely control, Erik discovers that a secret
government agency is selling off Blooded like lab rats to a rival branch
of preternatural beings in ’Zebub—San Francisco’s mirror city in an
alternate dimension.
Lil, a timid apprentice in ’Zebub, is
searching for answers to her parents’ sudden and mysterious deaths.
Surrounded by those who wish her harm and view her as a lesser being,
Lil delves into a forgotten history that those in power will go to
dangerous lengths to keep buried.
What neither Erik nor Lil
realize is that a darkness is coming, something none have faced in
living memory. It eats. It hunts. And it knows them. In The Root, the
dark and surging urban fantasy debut from Na’amen Tilahun, two worlds
must come together if even a remnant of one is to survive.