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Eda Blessed: A Ki Khanga Adventure
Raised in the streets of Sati-Baa, Omari Ket is a man that gets by on his wits and skills . . . and the attentions of a god. Eda Blessed shares the tales of the man and the mercenary as he roams the roads of Ki Khanga bouncing from one adventure to another surviving with his skills, wits, and Eda's blessings.
- GenresSword and Sorcery
239 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 28, 2019
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About the author
Milton J. Davis
78 books246 followersMilton Davis is owner of MVmedia, LLC , a small publishing company specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Sword and Soul. MVmedia’s mission is to provide speculative fiction books that represent people of color in a positive manner. Milton is the author of eight novels; his most recent The Woman of the Woods and Amber and the Hidden City. He is co-editor of four anthologies; Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology and Griot: Sisters of the Spear, with Charles R. Saunders; The Ki Khanga Anthology with Balogun Ojetade and the Steamfunk! Anthology, also with Balogun Ojetade. MVmedia has also published Once Upon A Time in Afrika by Balogun Ojetade.
Milton resides in Metro Atlanta with his wife Vickie and his children Brandon and Alana.
Milton resides in Metro Atlanta with his wife Vickie and his children Brandon and Alana.
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October 31, 2024
Omari Ket is one cool dude. I enjoyed his adventures and his bravado. Despite his being a prick more often than not, I enjoyed his earlier life and stories more than the last two, wherein he's become 'Eda bound.' While the quality of the storytelling and of our hero is strong, I am quite surprised and disappointed by the quality of the writing and editing.
March 31, 2021
Omari Ket, an Agency of One
Eda Blessed: A Ki Khanga Adventure is all about Omari Ket. The collection chronicles his rise from street-rat to god-marked mercenary (a Mikijen). “Agency” is a term for the capacity of a character to act independently, and Omari Ket is an Agency onto himself. He is as suave, cunning, and as lethal as James Bond, but Omari reports to no one, really; he is a survivor more than a spy, so he approximates a Han Solo rogue who is happy to join a large melee (for a price). And woman-in-power and upper-classes adore him! He’s the bad boy of action.
Why the call outs to Bond and Solo (and not Conan)? I wanted to emphasize that Omari Ket feels like a non-stereotypical Sword & Sorcery hero. In fact, his testosterone-rich aura is expected from a Secret Agent Man. Omari is not a spy, but he is a ladies’ man in a dog-eat-dog world. If you like a cut-throat, libertine, action-oriented protagonist then try this out. You’ll enjoy the action set in an alternative African continent called Ki Kanga.
Omari earns a role in the band of mystical Mikijen mercenaries granting him Ngisimaugi tattoos; these enable his boldness and ability for his body to rejuvenate. He confronts all sorts of conflicts, from tomb raiding, chaotic skirmishes, and battles with strange centaur-like creatures that are “amalgam of man and beast; their bodies that of the great grass antelopes, their torsos man-like, their heads crowned with horns.”
Omari appears to be an anagram for Imaro, the original Sword & Soul champion created by Charles Saunders (that alternative Africa was called Nyumbani). The author of Eda Blessed, Milton Davis, is a Black Speculative fiction writer and owner of MVmedia, LLC, a publishing company specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Sword and Soul…including Saunder’s works. Milton writes other characters as well, in other universes, including the Changa's Safari series (Changa is an action hero of historic Africa), who has a polar opposite personality to Omari).
More Ki Khanga: Ki Khanga has its own anthology (Ki-Khanga: The Anthology) and RPG game world to immerse yourself in. Read the books, then play the world. There are other spinoffs too, including two with leading heroines Priestess of nKu and The Bene's Daughter: A Ki Khanga Novel. And Eda Blessed II (~10 more tales) is due out imminently (Spring 2021)
Contents (Eda Blessed I)
-Kept
-A Better Deal
-Second Chance
-The Skin Man (Originally published in Skelos II)
-The Ngola’s Promise
-Assassin’s Choice
-Old Habits (Originally published in Griots: Sisters of the Spear)
-Simple Math (Originally published in the Ki-Khanga: The Anthology)
Eda Blessed: A Ki Khanga Adventure is all about Omari Ket. The collection chronicles his rise from street-rat to god-marked mercenary (a Mikijen). “Agency” is a term for the capacity of a character to act independently, and Omari Ket is an Agency onto himself. He is as suave, cunning, and as lethal as James Bond, but Omari reports to no one, really; he is a survivor more than a spy, so he approximates a Han Solo rogue who is happy to join a large melee (for a price). And woman-in-power and upper-classes adore him! He’s the bad boy of action.
Why the call outs to Bond and Solo (and not Conan)? I wanted to emphasize that Omari Ket feels like a non-stereotypical Sword & Sorcery hero. In fact, his testosterone-rich aura is expected from a Secret Agent Man. Omari is not a spy, but he is a ladies’ man in a dog-eat-dog world. If you like a cut-throat, libertine, action-oriented protagonist then try this out. You’ll enjoy the action set in an alternative African continent called Ki Kanga.
Omari earns a role in the band of mystical Mikijen mercenaries granting him Ngisimaugi tattoos; these enable his boldness and ability for his body to rejuvenate. He confronts all sorts of conflicts, from tomb raiding, chaotic skirmishes, and battles with strange centaur-like creatures that are “amalgam of man and beast; their bodies that of the great grass antelopes, their torsos man-like, their heads crowned with horns.”
Omari appears to be an anagram for Imaro, the original Sword & Soul champion created by Charles Saunders (that alternative Africa was called Nyumbani). The author of Eda Blessed, Milton Davis, is a Black Speculative fiction writer and owner of MVmedia, LLC, a publishing company specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Sword and Soul…including Saunder’s works. Milton writes other characters as well, in other universes, including the Changa's Safari series (Changa is an action hero of historic Africa), who has a polar opposite personality to Omari).
More Ki Khanga: Ki Khanga has its own anthology (Ki-Khanga: The Anthology) and RPG game world to immerse yourself in. Read the books, then play the world. There are other spinoffs too, including two with leading heroines Priestess of nKu and The Bene's Daughter: A Ki Khanga Novel. And Eda Blessed II (~10 more tales) is due out imminently (Spring 2021)
Contents (Eda Blessed I)
-Kept
-A Better Deal
-Second Chance
-The Skin Man (Originally published in Skelos II)
-The Ngola’s Promise
-Assassin’s Choice
-Old Habits (Originally published in Griots: Sisters of the Spear)
-Simple Math (Originally published in the Ki-Khanga: The Anthology)
July 17, 2022
This was a really fun ride. When I saw this cover I just had to buy and read this guy on the cover. I'm a guy who loves pre-colonial African history, and I am always wanting to dive deep into the fantasy aspect of things. This is why I couldn't wait to get into this book. Seeing that it was an anthology just made it that much more enticing. In this book you get several stories rather than one long epic, and that works best for the type of guy that Omari Ket is in this world.
I haven't had the chance yet to read through any of the Ki Khanga books, so this is my first encounter to this world. Seeing a guy who is a self proclaimed street rat and mercenary brings some good eyes to how things work. In this book you will be introduced to many different ethnic people, their customs, and there are also supernatural and fantasy creatures. Omari Ket is a guy who does what he can to survive and make money, but he also is a guy who definitely looks out for number one above all. This makes his interactions with all the different parts of Ki Khanga fascinating. He's a smart enough man to know who he's dealing with, and he also knows when not to push himself into situations that may prove too costly unless he's forced to do so. What's makes it even more interesting is how he'll basically try his best to manipulate the situation and get paid and laid with his life in tact. He's a very fun guy to read because he's a badass that might be cool, but you can't trust him unless you pay him enough.
Thankfully there is another volume to read, and hopefully Eda Blessed II is even better.
I haven't had the chance yet to read through any of the Ki Khanga books, so this is my first encounter to this world. Seeing a guy who is a self proclaimed street rat and mercenary brings some good eyes to how things work. In this book you will be introduced to many different ethnic people, their customs, and there are also supernatural and fantasy creatures. Omari Ket is a guy who does what he can to survive and make money, but he also is a guy who definitely looks out for number one above all. This makes his interactions with all the different parts of Ki Khanga fascinating. He's a smart enough man to know who he's dealing with, and he also knows when not to push himself into situations that may prove too costly unless he's forced to do so. What's makes it even more interesting is how he'll basically try his best to manipulate the situation and get paid and laid with his life in tact. He's a very fun guy to read because he's a badass that might be cool, but you can't trust him unless you pay him enough.
Thankfully there is another volume to read, and hopefully Eda Blessed II is even better.
December 4, 2019
Like Waylander...but Black and More Fun
Milton Davis is the David Gemmell of sword and soul and like all his work its definitely worth the read. Omari Ket is what you get when you mix Waylander the Slayer and Black Dynamite and its beyond dope.
Milton Davis is the David Gemmell of sword and soul and like all his work its definitely worth the read. Omari Ket is what you get when you mix Waylander the Slayer and Black Dynamite and its beyond dope.
January 13, 2025
Although this book deserved some love when it comes to edits, the stories within it are captivating. When I read the first story, I had a little resignation but quickly came to enjoy it and every story after. The pacing is exciting and the characters are awesome! Highly recommend and would reread it any day.
December 20, 2022
Expected more
When people use statements that compare you expect a certain level of equality in the writing. Good read but it is nowhere near David Gemmel. No cohesiveness to the several stories until you get to the end. Hope you have a second part. Great characters
When people use statements that compare you expect a certain level of equality in the writing. Good read but it is nowhere near David Gemmel. No cohesiveness to the several stories until you get to the end. Hope you have a second part. Great characters
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