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Repatriated: Sons of the Soil
Paperback
Series: Repatriated, Book 2
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 27 2026
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What if every African American in the early 1800s was forcibly repatriated to West Africa-by law?
In Repatriated: Sons of the Soil, Roderick Edwards delivers a gripping alternate history that reimagines the birth of Liberia-not as a small experiment of the American Colonization Society, but as a massive, world-shaping upheaval. Over one million ex-slaves are uprooted from the United States and thrust into an unfamiliar land already inhabited by the Gola and other indigenous peoples.
What follows is a collision of cultures, loyalties, ambitions, and identities.
Josiah Freeman, a reluctant leader, finds himself on the Council of Five, trying to hold together a fragile new nation. Kpannah, a humble Gola tribesman, becomes an unlikely statesman bridging two worlds. Sarah Dunbar, underestimated and overlooked, becomes the moral compass no one expected. And Tobias Granger, a hardened newcomer, threatens to ignite the powder keg beneath Liberia's fragile peace.
As settlers, indigenous tribes, and rescued Congo Africans struggle to coexist, Liberia becomes a crucible where alliances are forged, betrayals simmer, and the meaning of freedom is rewritten.
This is not just alternate history. This is a story of identity, power, belonging-and the cost of building a nation from the ashes of another.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
- Alternate history with real historical depth
- Complex political and cultural world-building
- Character-driven drama rooted in African and American history
- Stories of survival, nation-building, and moral conflict
Step into a world that could have been-and discover the people who must fight to hold it together.
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