Behutet: The Warrior Within
Volume I
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Behutet: The Warrior Within: Vol I
by Kazembe Bediako
BOOK REVIEW
Reviewed by Shekhem-t Maauti Urrama
Good vs.evil. Ancient vs. modern. Physical vs metaphysical. Inner peace vs tension.Through an array of characters, Kazembe Bediako explores these themes in his 201 page,“urban Kamitic legend,”Behutet: The Warrior Within: Vol I and in the process delivers a literary package replete with African spirituality, urban grit and cultural/historical allusions. First published by Khianga Publishing in 2011 and set primarily in both Ancient Kamit(Egypt) and modern -day America, the book “traverses two worlds.”
These worlds, not only physical but also extra- terrestrial, vivify Brooklyn bad boys, Harlem gangsters, Kamitic priests and sages, shape shifters, corrupt NYPD officers, and an assortment of other colorful denizens. Bediako populates the pages of Behutet: The Warrior Within: Vol I with a potpourri of characters that leap across the fluid barriers of each page to function in both modern and ancient times as well as in physical and esoteric realms.While some clearly align themselves with the legions of good or evil, others don’t fit neatly into either category.