The Lost Color of Namiri

2025 Winner of the Firebird International Book Award A child is dead, and Raza knows it's his fault. In a post-human world where panther tribes rule and color decides fate, any cub born of mixed blood is left for dead.

But the jungle keeps its own counsel. The Pariahs—a tribe of the discarded—rescue the unwanted and claim them as their own.

Raza leads them, yet his golden coat sets him apart in a world that sees only black and white. It is the mark of something ancient and unknown, a challenge to the order that shaped him. The memory of the cub he failed haunts every decision, and each choice he makes now could protect his people...or doom them to the same fate.

As tribal war brews and the old order begins to crack, Raza must confront the truth about who he is, claim the legacy he never asked for, and decide where he stands before the chance to choose is taken from him.

The Lost Color of Namiri is an award-winning dark fantasy and animal allegory perfect for fans of The Gilded Ones, Midnight Robber, and My Soul to Keep. In a world obsessed with color, can one panther prove that blood is the only shade that matters?

*Audio Mastered by Benjamin Patterson

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Release date

Audiobook: 14 August 2025