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Antoine Bandele

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ANTOINE BANDELE IS AN AMAZON BESTSELLING AUTHOR IN AFRICAN LITERATURE.

He lives in Los Angeles, CA with his girlfriend, where he produces work on YouTube for his own channel and others, such as JustKiddingFilms, Fanalysis, and more. During the summer he is a camp counselor. Whenever he has the time he’s writing his debut series: Tales from Esowon.

SINCE 1990 ...

I've been a creative kid, whether writing stories, drawing comics, or directing home movies. I remember the first time I thought I was a "published" author. My father took my brother and I to an office supply store, where we got our books (which were made out of ...more

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	The Gatekeeper's Staff: An Old Gods Story (TJ Young & The Orishas #1) 4.37 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kishi (Tales from Esowon #1) 4.08 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Will of the Mischief Maker: An Old Gods Story (Orishas Among Mortals #1) 4.49 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Windweaver's Storm: An Old Gods Story (TJ Young & The Orishas #2) by Antoine Bandele (Goodreads Author), Arthur Bowling (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By Sea & Sky: An Esowon Story (The Sky Pirate Chronicles, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Wind Speaks (Orishas Among Mortals #2) by Antoine Bandele (Goodreads Author), Arthur Bowling (Illustrator) 4.51 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hero's Equinox: An Old Gods Story (TJ Young & The Orishas #3) by Antoine Bandele (Goodreads Author), Arthur Bowling (illustrator) 4.47 avg rating — 66 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orishas Among Mortals - Collection 1: An Old Gods Story 3.96 avg rating — 51 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the Otherworlds: A Middle Grade Fantasy Anthology by Antoine Bandele (Goodreads Author), K.R.S. McEntire (Goodreads Author), Jessica Cage (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Axe for a Hammer (Orishas Among Mortals #3) by Antoine Bandele (Goodreads Author), Arthur Bowling (Illustrator) 4.73 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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