Tristan Strong Destroys the World #2When Tristan's Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm, our hero has to return to Alke to rescue her from a folktale villain with an ax to grind er, make that a hammer. Tristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is suffering from PTSD. But there's no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge. Tristan must

The boys hold one another close through early brushes with racism

to make a better life for the family--and when she was in kindergarten

building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall

seems safe

Lyrics from Blade's songs (and interspersed references to songs from Lenny Kravitz

a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa

their imaginations lift them up and out of their boredom

there's no such thing as a coincidence

When Tristan's Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm

the first book in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy

Malik strikes a fatal deal--kill Karina

classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend