Kwame Mbalia

Kwame Mbalia is the New York Times best-selling author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky.  Tristan Strong Destroys the World (Rick Riordan Presents) is the second book in the trilogy. Just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, Tristan Strong is suffering from PTSD. But there’s no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge. Tristan must return to Alke, reunite with his loud-mouthed sidekick, Gum Baby to rescue Nana and stop the culprit from creating further devastation. Anansi, now a “web developer” in Tristan’s phone, is close at hand to offer advice, and several new folk heroes will aid Tristan in his quest, but he will only succeed if he can figure out a way to sew broken souls back together. Kirkus Reviews, in a starred review, called it “Well-paced–just like the previous installment–this sequel focuses on themes such as the meaning of diaspora and the effects of trauma, making for a more nuanced and stronger story than the first.”