Strange Spirit (Novel)

A PROPHECY TWO YEARS BEFORE HER BIRTH

A CROWN SHE MUST LIVE WORTHY OF

Andikan has been marked since before birth. Two years before she was born, a prophecy at The Authentic Believers Assembly declared she would wear the 2020 “Princess of Holiness” crown, an honour earned through ruthless spiritual testing and public scrutiny. Raised to perform perfection, she grows up terrified of disappointing her mother and disgracing the prophecy. So when her childhood friend, Nonye, is accused of being possessed by a strange spirit, Andikan cuts her off.

But as the coronation draws near, Andikan discovers a dark secret about her father that fractures the foundation of everything she believes. She begins keeping a private journal to make sense of her fear, her faith, and the life she has been living. When she reconnects with Nonye and finds unexpected forgiveness and joy, their renewed friendship becomes both healing and dangerous in a community that punishes what it cannot control.

Caught between love and duty, destiny and conscience, Andikan must break free of the fear that has ruled her life, or risk losing far more than a crown.

Strange Spirit is a powerful debut novel about faith, fear, friendship, and the courage to question the stories that shape us.