Twelve-year-old Lukobola lives with his parents and little sister in the vicinity of The Great Zimbabwe ruins, and whenever Noni, the storyteller, throws bones on the ground to foretell Luka's future, they only speak of blood, guns, and tears, none of which are the stuff of celebration. When Luka's cousin, Selo, arrives to celebrate his rite of passage, he also brings news of the troubles in Zimbabwe. The only way of escaping imminent danger is to cross the border to Botswana, which is home to many Shona residents and refugees. In this enlightening, powerful, and heart-wrenching story, Luka is left for dead after being shot in the leg by President Mugabe's soldi ..

Dragons. Ancient, powerful, deadly. One African leader and four lovers are all that stand between the future of South Africa and the dragon Negwenya, mother of all lightning birds. Their destiny, forever intertwined, becomes the destiny of a nation--a continent--a world! ..