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Ndiliswa dreams of becoming a warrior and the commander of the royal guard. But she is the daughter of a poor blacksmith, who makes spears just to get by. Prince Siyabulela has never been a soldier like his younger brother and his father fears that he's not fit to be the next king. When Siyabulela is transformed into a dragonfly by a wicked spell, it is up to Ndiliswa to save the prince.
Ndiliswa dreams of becoming a warrior and the commander of the royal guard. But she is the daughter of a poor blacksmith, who makes spears just to get by. Prince Siyabulela has never been a soldier like his younger brother and his father fears that he's not fit to be the next king. When Siyabulela is transformed into a dragonfly by a wicked spell, it is up to Ndiliswa to save the prince.
Ndiliswa dreams of becoming a warrior and the commander of the royal guard. But she is the daughter of a poor blacksmith, who makes spears just to get by. Prince Siyabulela has never been a soldier like his younger brother and his father fears that he's not fit to be the next king. When Siyabulela is transformed into a dragonfly by a wicked spell, it is up to Ndiliswa to save the prince.
I edited the English translation of Anna Mandus' German novel for Palmato Publishing.
The winning manuscripts were developed and are published by Tafelberg and are available in both print and e-book format. Manuscripts were judged anonymously so that debut writers were able to compete on an equal footing with established authors.
Cheeky Monkey Publishing Translated into Afrikaans by Charles Siboto (H&R, 2016)