{"product_id":"a-mastery-of-magic-three-authors-on-fantasy","title":"A Mastery of Magic: Three authors on fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Date: Thursday 3rd December     Time:  Doors Open 6.30     Location: Afrori Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us as we host three incredible fantasy writers, and we discuss how culture and magic entwine and the importance of creating Black fantasy worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-7fefa48e-7fff-9376-7162-48824e8f2eb8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarvellous Michael Anson,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e known as Marve, is an award-winning filmmaker and fantasy author. Her trade debut novel, Firstborn of the Sun, was published by Penguin Michael Joseph in October 2025 and is the first in a trilogy. A finalist for the 2023 Future Worlds Prize and the 2026 NOMMO Award for Best Novel, the series has received recognition in several other writing competitions. Its sequel, Heir of the Shadow, is due for release in November 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM. H. Ayinde\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in London’s East End. She is a runner, a lapsed martial artist, and a screen time enthusiast. She is the Sunday Times bestselling author \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_901353717highlight\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e epic fantasy novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_901353717highlight\"\u003eA SONG OF LEGENDS LOST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Orbit UK\/Saga Press) and is an Ignyte, Locus, and British Fantasy Award finalist. Her short fiction has appeared in FIYAH Literary Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and elsewhere, and she was the 2021 winner of the Future Worlds Prize. She lives in London with three generations of her family and their Studio Ghibli obsession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRogba Payne\u003c\/strong\u003e was raised across both London and Lagos, Nigeria and is a descendant of John Augustus Otunba-Payne; the lawyer, writer and murdered prince of the Ijebu-Ode royal family. His adolescence was spent across seven different schools in both Nigeria and England, where he spent much of his time people-watching, dreaming up stories and silently correcting people’s grammar. \u003cspan class=\"x_901353717highlight\"\u003eIf you catch him at his very best, he is writing\u003c\/span\u003e speculative fiction that examines power, inequality and spirituality. His debut, The Dance of Shadows won the inaugural Aldiss Award for Worldbuilding in Speculative Fiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afrori Books LTD","offers":[{"title":"General admission","offer_id":55662925611384,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0409\/6671\/7600\/files\/2_36e71ea9-7977-4408-8356-69713ca1f90d.png?v=1789219146","url":"https:\/\/afroribooks.co.uk\/products\/a-mastery-of-magic-three-authors-on-fantasy","provider":"Afrori Books LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}