Chronicles of Ori

An African Epic

Harmonia Rosales

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English

WW Norton & Co
20 December 2025

Myth & legend told as fiction

In Chronicles of Ori, her debut book, Harmonia Rosales retells the African myths she has long treasured, crafting an enthralling epic that spans the birth of the universe to the modern world of colonialism and resistance. She writes of the powerful, temperamental deities called the Orishas; of the founding of Yorubaland by the shrewd leader Oduduwa; of the young heroine Eve, born in a time of violence and despair, who would help her people regain their past splendor; and of shimmering serpents and monstrous shadows who stalk the lands of mortals. At the center of these linked tales is the bond, sometimes fraying, between the Orishas and the humans who worship them. It was the Orishas who made humans, and who gave them their most precious resource: their Oris, or destinies. Vividly brought to life by Rosales's artwork, Chronicles of Ori will enlighten and delight readers for years to come.

By: Harmonia Rosales
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 201mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.127kg
ISBN: 9781324111115
ISBN 10: 1324111119
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 20 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Harmonia Rosales is an American artist from Chicago whose work depicts and honors African myths and the diaspora. She lives in Los Angeles, California.