Son of the Morning

Hardback Published on: 04/11/2025
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Son of the Morning
Engaging and ambitious
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but it surprised me. In recent years, Lucifer has increasingly become a more morally complex character, and ... READ MORE
Ellie
Son of the Morning
Unlike anything else I’ve picked up recently!
I received an advance reader copy of Son of the Morning from John Murray Press in exchange for an honest review, and I was really interested in the premise... READ MORE
Izzy from Newcastle

Synopsis

From Sunday Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi comes a steamy paranormal romance set in the Black South - a bold new foray that takes us on a journey of magic and fantasy, from the whispering creeks outside the city of Salvation to the very depths of Hell itself.

Tender-hearted Galilee was raised by the Kincaids, a formidable clan of Black women sequestered deep in the weeping willows and dark rushing creeks of their land. Galilee has always known that she's different - that there is an old and unknowable secret around her very existence. It has been a hollow ache inside her since her childhood, something she assumes she will always have to live with.

Until she meets Lucifer Helel. He's fronting as the head of security for her wealthy friend Oriaku's family, protecting a mysterious, ancient artifact, but from the moment she lays eyes on him, Gali knows he's not human. From her first incendiary touch, Lucifer knows something even Gali herself doesn't - that she isn't human either.

Enter: Leviathan. As Lucifer's most trusted prince of Hell, Levi is ruthless and determined to eliminate the intolerable danger that is Galilee before she brings death and disaster to those he loves. While unseen battles rage between Hell, Heaven, and earth, Lucifer and Galilee's attraction threatens to bring all the structures of their existence crashing down around them.

Soon, loyalties will be shattered and reformed as Kincaid secrets clash with the princes of Hell, driving even the most powerful to their knees. Galilee Kincaid must decide if she will step into herself and embrace the consequences of power in this astonishing, seductive and wildly original fantasy.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • ISBN: 9780349703725
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 32 mm
  • Weight: 517g
  • Languages: English

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Son of the Morning
Romantic and sensual
3.5 ⭐ This was my first book by this author, and I really enjoyed it. I loved their writing style, and I think this was the main reason for my overall o... READ MORE
Ania
Son of the Morning
Wild
This is an unusual merging of literary fiction level character dynamics and figurative language, mixed with feral, raw intimacy. The intimate scenes in thi... READ MORE
Becky Halliburton
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Son of the Morning
A Spicy Southern Gothic Romantasy
What I really loved in this book was Awkaeke’s PROSE. Their writing style is very immersive and vivid. Some scenes in here felt cinematic. I knew prior to ... READ MORE
PhoebeReads8
Son of the Morning
Son of the Morning absolutely devoured me.
Bleeding hells… Son of the Morning absolutely devoured me. This was some of the juiciest spice I’ve read in a long time and I mean juicy. But don’t be foo... READ MORE
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