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by Justin C. Charles (Author)
Legacy of Bois: Book One of the Boisdepin Chronicles
A Caribbean dark fantasy of folklore, legacy, and the cost of power.
When Atiba Fletcher returns from New York to the quiet coastal village of Boisdepin in Trinidad and Tobago for his grandfather's funeral, he expects grief, paperwork, and a quick departure. Instead, he finds a village mourning a man they thought they knew and a forest holding its breath.
His grandfather, Wilberforce DuBois, was more than a beloved elder, though no one knew it. He was Papa Bois, the ancient protector of the forest, part man and part legend. Now the spirit of the land has chosen its next heir.
Atiba.
He does not understand the power. He is not sure he wants it. And something waiting in the dark means to seize the moment.
From the shadows returns Esme, whose machinations caused the Day of Darkness, when the boundary between worlds first ruptured and sightings of creatures once dismissed as myth surged across the island. Desperate to rewrite the past, she hunts the new heir to Papa Bois and a way into the Jumbie World, a haunting reflection of reality where spirits roam, forgotten gods linger, and grief takes form.
To protect the village his grandfather spent a lifetime guarding, Atiba must decide whether to accept the legacy he never asked for. Alongside Prak, his fierce and loyal cousin, he faces the fallout from the Day of Darkness, ancient curses, family secrets, and spirits clawing their way between worlds. And somewhere beneath the silk cotton trees, a smiling stranger watches as everything unfolds according to plan.
Set against the lush rhythms of Trinidadian folklore, this is a story of ancestral memory, love born in chaos, and finding home in a world both wondrous and wicked.
The forest is calling. Some will answer. Some will run.
No one will leave unchanged.
Perfect for readers who love:
- Mythology rooted in Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous folklore
- Studio Ghibli nature spirits meets Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
- Dark fantasy with emotional depth and haunted family legacies
- Stories about grief, belonging, and finding power you never wanted
