<p><b>Moses Ose Utomi returns to his Forever Desert series with <i>The Truth of the Aleke</i>, continuing his epic fable about truth, falsehood, and the shackles of history.</b><br><br><i>The Aleke is cruel. The Aleke is clever. The Aleke is coming.<br></i><br>500 years after the events of <i>The Lies of the Ajungo</i>, the City of Truth stands as the last remaining free city of the Forever Desert. A bastion of freedom and peace, the city has successfully weathered near-constant attacks from the Cult of Tutu, who have besieged it for three centuries, attempting to destroy its warriors and subjugate its people.<br><br>Seventeen-year-old Osi is a Junior Peacekeeper in the City. When the mysterious leader of the Cult, known only as the Aleke, commits a massacre in the capitol and steals the sacred God''s Eyes, Osi steps forward to valiantly defend his home. For his bravery he is tasked with a tremendous responsibility¿destroy the Cult of Tutu, bring back the God''s Eyes, and discover the