In an "epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant" story of love and
hate, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries,
binding their fates together -- and changing the destiny of the human
race (Viola Davis).
Doro knows no higher authority than himself. An ancient spirit with
boundless powers, he possesses humans, killing without remorse as he
jumps from body to body to sustain his own life. With a lonely eternity
ahead of him, Doro breeds supernaturally gifted humans into empires that
obey his every desire. He fears no one -- until he meets Anyanwu.
Anyanwu is an entity like Doro and yet different. She can heal with a
bite and transform her own body, mending injuries and reversing aging.
She uses her powers to cure her neighbors and birth entire tribes,
surrounding herself with kindred who both fear and respect her. No one
poses a true threat to Anyanwu -- until she meets Doro.
The moment Doro meets Anyanwu, he covets her; and from the villages of
17th-century Nigeria to 19th-century United States, their courtship
becomes a power struggle that echoes through generations, irrevocably
changing what it means to be human.