Niobe: She Is Life - by Sebastian A Jones & Amandla Stenberg (Paperback)

About the Book

Niobe, the child of prophecy first introduced in The Untamed, is on the run both from her destiny and those who would see it unfulfilled. She finds shelter among her mother's people, but when a boy is murdered it sets off a series of events that will lead to war. - Collects issues #1-4 of Niobe: She is Life, the first volume in the series. - Co-authored by Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg, also from Everything, Everything, The Hate That You Give. - According to Huffington Post, Niobe made history as the first comic with national distribution that featured a black female author, artist, and main character. - Niobe is the franchise lead for an integrated fantasy universe, featured in a number of books and at the center of a story arc spanning all of Stranger's Asunda releases.

Book Synopsis

Niobe: She is Life collects the 4 issue comic series written by creator Sebastian A. Jones and actress Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games) and illustrated by Ashley A. Woods. Niobe Ayutami. Half human, half elf. Half Ujoan, half Isintarrian. Half goddess, half devil. Niobe is a child of prophecy. Destined to be a queen and on the run since birth, Niobe was first introduced in The Untamed: A Sinner's Prayer. Now a teenager and out on her own for the first time, Niobe must find her way in a world that wants her dead. After fleeing the vampire lord, Essessa, Niobe arrives at the sacred elven grounds of her ancestors, but she finds no welcome from her kind. She does, however, meet a fellow outcast in a half orc boy who is accused of murder. But Niobe's quest to prove his innocence may expose her own past sins. Niobe: She is Life is a beauty and the beast love story threaded with murder and mystery that leads to all out war with the fate of Asunda hanging in the balance.

Review Quotes

"(Niobe) sets out to prove that women of color can be pretty adept at saving the world." -- - PEOPLE "- PEOPLE"

"Stenberg inspires people far beyond her work on the big screen and it is obvious that this (Niobe) is only the beginning." -- - EBONY "- EBONY"

"The girl hero we deserve." -- TEEN VOGUE "TEEN VOGUE"

"A tribute to all badass black women." -- LILLY WORKNEH "HUFFINGTON POST"

"A young black protagonist who's as much a heroic badass as Amandla is." -- MADELINE ROTH "MTV"

"The girl hero we deserve." -- HANNA HOWARD "TEEN VOGUE"

About the Author

Sebastian A. Jones is the Founder and President of Stranger Comics and is the creator of the world of Asunda. Asunda has been a labor of love for Jones for over three decades. Growing up as a mixed kid in England, Jones developed the inclusive fantasy world through tabletop gaming and live action role-playing. Years later, having relocated to the US, he started the comic world of Asunda where the character Niobe Ayutami rests firmly at the center. His first Asunda release, The Untamed: A Sinner's Prayer, was acclaimed by Bleeding Cool who called Jones "the Robert E. Howard of our generation" and master storyteller Clive Barker who dubbed it "an epic tale, conceived and crafted not only with a great love of comics, but also a profound understanding of the power of visionary storytelling." Jones has published 6 collected Asunda volumes and has 6 more currently in production. Jones has also written and published 4 children's books including the popular I Am Mixed.