The Naama War is a Dark Fantasy

Dark fantasy

Dark fantasy is a term used to describe a fantasy story with a pronounced horror element.-Overview:A strict definition for dark fantasy is difficult to pin down. Gertrude Barrows Bennett has been called "the woman who invented dark fantasy". Both Charles L...

 novel written by Charles R. Saunders

Charles R. Saunders

Charles R. Saunders also credited as Charles Saunders is an African American author and journalist currently living in Canada. During his long career, he has written everything from novels both fiction and non-fiction, to screenplays and radio plays.- Background :Saunders was born in Elizabeth,...

, and published independently in 2009 by Sword & Soul Media via the online press Lulu.

Synopsis

Warfare on a cataclysmic scale is convulsing the continent of Nyumbani from north to south. Soldiers fall. Cities burn. Blood reddens the sea. Sorcery sears the land. Deities gather in opposite dimensions, poised to unleash unimaginable cosmic power on a land already battered by the Cushites of the North and the Naamans of the South.

In the midst of this massive struggle, Imaro, warrior of the Ilyassai, wages a personal war against his nemesis, the sorcerer Bohu of Naama. This individual vendetta mirrors the larger clash between the forces of good and evil – a confrontation that threatens to tear Nyumbani apart.

The destiny for which Imaro has been honed like a living weapon now lies directly before him. Imaro vs. Bohu. Cush vs. Naama. War. Magic. Blood. Fire. The losers in this wide ranging battle for the fate of a continent face oblivion. But the winners will not emerge unscathed.

List of characters

The characters in this section are listed in their order of appearance.

• Imaro - son of Katisa, an Ilyassai warrior decreed Benemetapa (heir) of the Monomotapa Empire
• Pomphis - Bambuti Pygmy scholar and former jester, now friend to Imaro
• Bohu - servant of the Erriten, Imaro's nemesis
• King Majnun - deposed king of Kitwana and former friend of Pomphis
• Solosha - Imaro's cousin and his closest friend among the Ngikwa, his fathers people
• Mkwayo - Imaro's father and Monomotapa (Emperor) of the Monomotapa Empire
• Katisa - Imaro's mother now Dakamatapa (Empress/Queen) of the Monomotapa Empire
• Kilewo - son of Imaro, five rains old
• Tanisha - a Shikaza woman who becomes Imaro's companion