Getty T. Ambau

Desta

1 - Desta and King Solomon's Coin of Magic and Fortune (Jul-2010)
2 - Desta and the Winds of Washaa Umera (May-2013)
3 - Desta: To Whom the Lions Bow (Jun-2014)
4 - Roots (Jul-2018)

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  Desta and The Great Mystery
  

  • Feb-2024
  • / General Fiction
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  Desta never imagined such a heart-wrenching loss and journey into a strange land and an unknowable future. An old compass and wooden rod had turned Desta's life upside down and propelled him into the unknown. Desta is an Ethiopian student prophesied ...

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  Roots
  

  • Jul-2018
  • / Historical
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  Desta - 4
  

  In this sprawling epic, Desta continues his dual mission to earn a modern education and reunite King Solomon's Coin of Magic and Fortune with its twin shekel that he owns. Heeding the ancient prophecy, he journeys to a remote town to pursue his goals...

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  Desta: To Whom the Lions Bow
  

  • Jun-2014
  • / Action Adventure
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  Desta - 3
  

  Desta's story unites with all humanity's in this panoramic, magical, and metamorphic 3rd phase of his journey to fulfill the sacred ancient quest entrusted to him. As he discovers just how much his life is bound up with the ancient world, powerful sp...

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  Desta and the Winds of Washaa Umera
  

  • May-2013
  • / General Fiction
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  Desta - 2
  

  In the second act of this unfolding epic, the shepherd boy Desta is catapulted from his remote and isolated valley into a wider world. He pursues his dream of a modern education and vows to fulfill the destiny of his family by reuniting the twin Coin...

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  Desta and King Solomon's Coin of Magic and Fortune
  

  • Jul-2010
  • / Fantasy
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  Desta - 1
  

  A moving and riveting epic novel--a family saga, spanning three generations and dealing with their dark and mysterious past, set in an Ethiopian, magical mountainous countryside, in a world of monkeys, goats and spirits. Desta, a seven-year-old boy a...

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