The Quest for Cush

Treachery, betrayal, defeat . . .

Betrayed by the bandit-tribes he led, Imaro once again finds himself searching for answers - and revenge. On the trail of his kidnapped lover, he finds a new ally who could be the key to Imaro's past.

Joining with Pomphis, Imaro and Tanisha head to the ruined City of Madness. There, they hope to find the truth behind the sorcerous forces that destroyed Imaro's youth and set his life on its current path.

They must face assassins, monsters, and deadly creatures from the sea, but they won't be stopped until they have the answers: Who is Imaro? Why was he cursed from birth? What is his destiny?

The sequel to sword and soul epic, Imaro, Charles R. Saunders brings us back to the rich, sprawling world of Nyumbani. Genre-defining, expansive and bold, this is a must-read for fantasy fans.


PRAISE FOR CHARLES R. SAUNDERS AND IMARO
'A writer of vivid and thoughtful fantasy' - Scott Lynch, bestselling author of The Lies of Locke Lamora

'You can't talk African epic fantasy without mentioning Charles Saunders' - Nnedi Okorafor, multi award-winning author of Binti and The Book of Phoenix

'One of the godfathers of Afrofuturism and black speculative fiction' - Tananarive Due, multi award-winning author of The Reformatory and The Living Blood

'A Literary Lion' - CBC

'A whole new flavour of heroic fantasy' - Analog

'Saunders' words paint his vivid vision of the mythical continent of Nyumbani ineradicably upon his readers' minds' - TorDotCom

'Saunders alone has appreciated the potential of Africa as a backdrop for heroic fantasy' - Publishers Weekly

'Terrific epic fantasy' - Cat Rambo, author of You Sexy Thing

'A literary trailblazer' - New York Times

'The Father of Sword and Soul' - Medium

'One of the titans of '70s-'80s sword-and-sorcery' - DMR Books

'Imaro opened that world up for me, and I will be forever grateful' - BlackGate

'Imaro follows in the footsteps of Conan . . . an epic journey' - Eons

Charles R. Saunders (1946-2020)
Charles R. Saunders was born and grew up in Pennsylvania. He earned a degree in psychology from Lincoln University. Saunders moved to Canada in 1969. After appearing in many small-press magazines, he published three novels based on African myths and legends, featuring the warrior-hero Imaro. Saunders has also written short stories, screenplays, radio plays, opinion columns and non-fiction books. Saunders lived in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where he worked as an editor for a local daily newspaper. He died in 2020.

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