Legends are immortal dreams made flesh... Kaya Abaniah believes he's an ordinary fourteen-year-old college student. He lives with his mother on the Caribbean island of Trinidad ; he's passionate about wildlife conservation and has a crush on the prettiest girl in his class. However, one fateful day, Kaya's life is changed forever when he encounters Papa Bois , a folklore character similar to the Greek god, Pan. Kaya learns he has the talent . He's a telepath, and he's not alone. He discovers that men in black are ...
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Legends are immortal dreams made flesh... Kaya Abaniah believes he's an ordinary fourteen-year-old college student. He lives with his mother on the Caribbean island of Trinidad ; he's passionate about wildlife conservation and has a crush on the prettiest girl in his class. However, one fateful day, Kaya's life is changed forever when he encounters Papa Bois , a folklore character similar to the Greek god, Pan. Kaya learns he has the talent . He's a telepath, and he's not alone. He discovers that men in black are constantly watching him, Soucouyant , the shape-shifting vampire wants his blood, and his packed lunch is never safe. Will Kaya succeed in protecting his relatives and friends from the supernatural evils that lurk on the tropic isle? Can he reveal the shape-shifter's secret identity? And, why on Earth is the most gorgeous girl, he's ever known, so interested in him? Follow Kaya's struggles with love, rivalry, and academic life, as he confronts the terrifying creatures of Trinidad and Tobago's folklore, and unlocks the shocking mystery of Papa Bois, the father of the forest. About Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest: Kaya Abaniah ( Kah-yuh Abba-na-yuh ) is a boy's name. Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest is a unique story, set in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. In this two-island Caribbean nation, inhabited primarily by people of African and Indian descent, Trinidadian English is the official spoken language, and Standard English is the official written language. However, Kaya speaks authentic Trinidadian Creole, which is similar, but distinct from Tobagonian Creole. Trinbagonians (Trinidadians and Tobagonians) use Creole in spontaneous conversation, while Trinidadian English is often reserved for more formal speech. Various combinations of English, Trinidadian English, and Creole are not uncommon. Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest was the most recent work academically reviewed in Supernatural Literature , a 3-volume encyclopaedia published by St. James Press, which covers literature of the supernatural across the canon, including such notable works as Homer's Iliad, Shakespeare's Hamlet, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest was a 2020 Literary Titan Book Award Winner. About the Author: Wayne Gerard Trotman is a Trinidadian British award-winning author, blogger, filmmaker, artist, photographer, composer and producer of electronic music. Born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trotman immigrated to England in 1984, where he lives with his wife and two sons. "The author takes a medley of science fiction tropes, from aliens and spaceships to telepathy and artificial intelligence and creates an epic, universe-building tale."
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Kaya lived the life of an ordinary 14 year old, dealing with family, school, bullies, and crushes. Until one day, after an unexplained fever, increasingly odd things began to happen. Suddenly it seemed like there was very little in Kaya's life that was ordinary, especially after a near death experience on a school field trip. As the months passed, he was inundated with information and experiences straight out of science fiction, and with every new discovery came a new danger until Kaya had to learn how to protect himself and those that he loved, even as he questioned who he could trust. Nothing would ever be ordinary again.
This is the story for "Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest" by Wayne Gerard Trotman. Set against the rich cultural landscape of Trinidad and Tobago, "Kaya Abaniah" weaves a tale that goes from zero to a hundred pretty darn quick and also keeps a solid narrative as it does so. Trotman describes the scenery vividly, making the depictions of local flora and fauna come to life, as well as incorporating various pieces of native folklore and legends. For Kaya, life in his small hometown of Coconut Grove was enriched by that nature and the stories of supernatural happenings. A personal experience with Papa Bois, the so called Father of the Forest and protector of all living things, opens the door for Kaya to an understanding that life is so much bigger than he ever could have imagined. Before long, multi-generational feuds, murder, witches, time travel, and multiple alien races are all things he is suddenly forced to understand and contend with. Even with everything going on, the book tends to flow very smoothly, and as the reader learns along with Kaya, new twists and turns continue to reveal themselves, very nearly to the end.
"Kaya Abaniah" is a cleverly written coming of age story, steeped in a science fiction skin. Even as Kaya begins to absorb lifetimes worth of knowledge, it is mentioned multiple times that his age prevents him from using his new skills with complete restraint. As a result, he is restricted from using them fully. Kaya struggles with uncertainty, lack of confidence, and bouts of elation much like any other early teen, but his struggle to come to terms with his identity is something much more unique. His emotional growth, as seen through his own eyes, invests the reader in his fate very early on.
It gets wild in the very best way, although at times the plot thickens to the point of being just a tad convoluted. The twists were well written and managed to be complete surprises, and overall it was a fantastic piece of science fiction.