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Tomi Adeyemis debut fantasy novel,Children of Blood and Bone, has just landed a huge movie deal with Fox 2000, reportedly bringing in a nearly seven-figure deal with the movie after a publishing deal for the book withMacmillan Childrens Publishing Group.

For the 23-year-old Nigerian-American writer, the deal is one of the biggest ever for a debut fantasy, and already, people are praising its world-building, reports Deadline.

The book, which is the first of a trilogy, follows the story ofZlie Adebola, who saw her mother hanged when she was only 6 years oldbecause she had magic. The land, calledOrsha, used to be filled with dark-skinned, magical people, but now, those are the majority. People with magic and people with dark skin are hated, butZlie wants to bring magic back into the world.

The book has been said to be inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. It takes African cultures and blends it into a fantasy setting in order to bring a richness to the fantasy genre that so often is filled with more Eurocentric stories and lands.

Were so excited for Tomi Adeyemis book as well as for the movie. Talk about Black Girl Magic!

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