Mystic Africa: Traditional short stories on magic, monsters, witches and superhumans. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798312040487)

Mystic Africa weaves together ten folktales that delve into activities, events, and traditions believed to carry profound significance in the real world.
Story 1: The Witch and the Mermaid: A witch and a mermaid clash in a fierce battle to claim the river for their fishermen lovers.
Story 2: Ozor the Hunter: Ozor, a revered hunter, must wrestle and defeat Agu, the village's four-time reigning champion, to earn the right to marry the woman he loves.
Story 3: Ekeh the Woman Warrior: Blessed with supernatural strength to overpower any man, Ekeh fights to uncover the source of her power and the sacrifices required to maintain it.
Story 4: Obi the Human Tiger: Seen as a coward, Obi seizes his first chance to prove his courage, but the price is steep-he must abandon his wife and children to safeguard his village for life.
Story 5: The Tree Tracer: The Dijimi family is considered among Earth's most powerful, wielding the might of the tree of man as they see fit. After a string of injustices, Ikemeh ventures into the wilderness to find the tree and strip the Dijimi of their dominance. Along the way, he uncovers a shocking secret unknown even to them-but will it ensure his triumph? Discover the truth.
Story 6: The Young Seer: After losing her father, lover, and son, Chinyere finds the strength to forgive and heal during the bleakest moment of her life.
Story 7: Idemili - The Seed of the Serpent: In the late 2000s, Adamma faces accusations of infidelity from her sister-in-law, who claims Adamma's newborn son isn't her husband's. An incident in her husband's hometown proves the child's lineage to the family, but leaves Adamma reeling as she questions everything she thought she knew about her husband.
Story 8: The Cry of the Innocent: Ugo pressures her only son into an early marriage to preserve her husband's bloodline. Two decades later, Orji's wife, Nneoma, confronts the same dilemma, urging her son, Uzoma, to marry young. But Uzoma, determined to fight for his true love, faces a dangerous rival in Nwabueze, the crown prince, putting his life in peril.
Story 9: The Myth: An African tribe comprises both black and white members, and this tale unveils how a group of white settlers briefly inhabited their land centuries ago.
Story 10: The Coven: In the 20th century, Susan Quinn, an English missionary, arrives in a village plagued by a coven of witches. Risking everything-including her life-she battles to liberate the people from the grip of darkness.

Author: Richard Chance
ISBN-13: 9798312040487
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 02/24/2025
Pages: 92
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d