Civilization

A kidnapped girl. A lost kingdom smothered in night. A YA portal fantasy rooted in African mythology—perfect for readers searching for books about witches and parallel worlds

Seventeen-year-old Kadsa has crossed deserts with her grandfather chasing the myth of Marut. Then a shattering truth strikes: she was kidnapped from Toronto, her real name is Skylar, and the life she longs to reclaim is an ocean away. One fateful choice hurls her through a portal between parallel worlds into a kingdom where gods walk beside mortals, a dark witch commands legions of shadow, and a hidden prince bound to darkness may be the last spark of hope.

To save Marut, Kadsa must master a crystal’s light, outwit deadly court intrigue, and decide where she truly belongs—home with the mother who’s been searching for Skylar, or in a realm that now looks to her as Abnr’s Gift.

K. M. McKenzie writes stories about other worlds, reluctant women, and the noumena of existence. She has been published in CosmicHorror.net, Toronto Fringe’s Next Stage Audio, Polar Borealis, Scare Street, Shoreline of Infinity, and Strange Economics.

When not dreaming up worlds of imagination, she’s struggling with her kitchen witch skills. She also self-publishes contemporary stories (pseudonym Kebra McKenzie).

She is Caribbean-Canadian, and lives just outside the city of Toronto.