I may take liberties, but for the most part, they’re terrifying creatures, and they’re based on real lore.”īeasts of Prey tells the tale of two Black teens, Koffi and Ekon, who journey into the jungle in search of a monster, yet end up uncovering secrets about themselves and the world they inhabit. “The Wolof people in Senegal, the Zulu people in South Africa these are creatures that they have described and passed down through their stories.
“The monsters you read about in this series are from lore from different parts of Africa,” she said. Taking about five years from start to finish, Gray constructed a magical, mystical adventure inspired by heavily researched traditional mythologies across the African continent. “I left Ghana really wanting to write a fantasy story that captured all of the power and excellence and all of the cool things that I saw.” You go to the store and all of the hair products are for my hair texture.” I’d never seen only Black people on billboards. ‘I was there studying, but also really struck by the landscape and the people and seeing Black people in spaces that I had never seen before,” she said of the experience.
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