Black Rose
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The first historical fiction novel by Milton J. Davis takes takes place in 15th century East Africa and Japan!
Swahili merchant Kesi Masanja (Black Rose) takes responsibility of Danuja Tanaka after her family is killed by rival shoguns. Together they navigate the challenges of their societies while struggling with the legacies of their families.
Milton J Davis
Milton J. Davis is an acclaimed award winning Black speculative fiction author and the founder of MVmedia, LLC, an independent publishing company based in Fayetteville, Georgia. His work spans genres such as Afrofuturism, sword-and-soul, science fiction, and fantasy. Davis has penned over 30 novels and short story collections and edited/coedited 14 anthologies. His story "The Swarm" was nominated for the 2017 British Science Fiction Association Award for Short Fiction, and "Carnival" received a nomination for the same award in 2020. In 2022, Davis was honored with the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention Pioneer Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his significant contributions to Black speculative fiction. In 2024, he received the ConCarolinas Polaris Award, and the DeepSouth Con Phoenix Award for his contributions to Southern fandom.
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