Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Children, Children 9-12 Years, Children's Fiction, International Fiction
ISBN: 9780241707746
Published: June 2026
Imprint: Penguin
Page Extent: 448
Format: Trade Paperback
RRP 395.00

Blood of Gods and Girls

Katja Kaine

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A young woman on the run from her fate must face her past to save her future. This fierce fantasy of blended cultures is the perfect read for fans of For She is Wrath, We Hunt the Flame and Children of Blood and Bone.

When she bleeds, the Kingdom falls.

At five years old, Nisha was selected to be the Mortal Goddess - a vessel for the great Goddess Shantavi. But on her twelfth birthday, Nisha escaped the temple before she could be sacrificed at the hands of the Immortal King.

Now the Kingdom searches for its new Mortal Goddess and their eye has fallen on Ratna, the only family Nisha has left.

Helped by a Golden Eagle Warrior and the only boy she has ever loved, Nisha must learn to embrace her power in order to liberate her...

About the Author

Katja Kaine

Katja Kaine

Katja Kaine is a Yorkshire-based writer of fantasy novels. She is also the creator of the Novel Factory software for writers and the Novel Writing Roadmap. She has won multiple awards for writing, including the Northern Writers Northern Promise Award, the SCBWI Undiscovered Voices competition and been shortlisted for the Bath Children's Award and the Write Mentor Novel-In Development Award. Katja is half Singaporean and half German and when she's not writing can be found cooing over forest fungi, bending into pretzel yoga shapes and raging against the patriarchy.

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