Children of Blood and Bone: Book vs. Movie
Gina Prince-Bythewood's 2027 film Children of Blood and Bone adapts Tomi Adeyemi's book. A young woman's quest to restore magic draws the king's own children into resistance against his rule.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Tomi Adeyemi
- Year
- 2017
- Pages
- 552Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 17 hr 56 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Bahni Turpin
Zélie grows up in Orïsha after a royal campaign destroys its magic and kills people like her mother. An unexpected opportunity to restore that power sends her on the run with a princess who has turned against her father's rule. Pursued by the crown prince, Zélie must learn how to use the gifts that make her both a target and a source of hope.
- Director
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Year
- 2027
- Cast
- Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Tosin Cole
- Genre
- action film, fantasy film
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
A young woman in Orïsha sets out to restore the magic that the monarchy has taken from her people. Her brother joins the quest, along with the king's own daughter and son. Their alliance challenges a ruler prepared to use violence to preserve his authority, making the struggle for magic inseparable from the fight against his rule.
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