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Book cover of Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and BoneTomi AdeyemiLegacy of Orïsha, book 1

Characters in Children of Blood and Bone

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Zélie Adebola

  • Amari

    Princess of Orïsha and King Saran's daughter; steals the scroll that can restore magic and joins Zélie's quest, one of the novel's three alternating POV narrators.

Antagonists

  • King Saran

    Tyrannical king of Orïsha who ordered the Raid that killed the maji and suppressed magic; Amari and Inan's father.

Supporting characters

  • Inan

    Prince of Orïsha, commander of the Royal Army, and King Saran's son; discovers his own maji powers and is torn between duty to his father and his connection to Zélie, one of the novel's three alternating POV narrators.

  • Tzain Adebola

    Zélie's older brother, a kosidán with no magic, who protects her on the journey and develops feelings for Amari.