1.0Baltimore Beathttps://baltimorebeat.comBry Reedhttps://baltimorebeat.com/author/bry-reed/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0sx7DzM4ax"><a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/n-e-davenports-debut-sci-fi-fantasy-the-blood-trials/">N. E. Davenport’s debut sci-fi fantasy, The Blood Trials.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://baltimorebeat.com/n-e-davenports-debut-sci-fi-fantasy-the-blood-trials/embed/#?secret=0sx7DzM4ax" width="600" height="338" title="“N. E. Davenport’s debut sci-fi fantasy, The Blood Trials.” — Baltimore Beat" data-secret="0sx7DzM4ax" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://baltimorebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/06_14_23_ARTS_BOOK_001-1.webp6581000In April 2022, N. E. Davenport’s debut sci-fi fantasy, The Blood Trials, was released and became one of the newest additions to the realm of novels depicting Black characters in fantasy worlds. The novel follows the (bloody) trials and tribulations that Davenport’s main character, Ikenna Amari, faces following the death of her beloved grandfather, Verne. […]