Ruyi's World of Books & Stories

"My Guest" (Excerpt from the novella The Mystery of Taiwo da Silva) Originally published by BLACK BOOKS NIGERIA A division of Human Change Communications Company by Omoruyi Uwuigiaren Even as brilliant weather sat comfortably on the bare chest of the beautiful earth, and our mutual friend, the morning, took its place in the progression of days, a bizarre tale, more hellish than the enterprise of a sorcerer, crossed my threshold and led me into a gloomy morning. I had vowed to get rid of the cockroaches in my cupboard, where they’d claimed lordship. Confusion greeted my arrival, as the insects dashed here and there to escape my blows; but just as I ended their reign, a frightening figure, brawny as a man who has spent hours in a gym, emerged from my shabby walls and began to pummel me. His eyes were full of fire, and a puckish nose sat impudently upon his wicked face! As his treachery crushed me against the wall, I yelled like a man that misfortune had dealt a misera...

My journey into the beautiful world of writing began one cold evening the wind blew with vengeance. A pastor visited my humble home with a little book written by Bishop David O. Oyedepo of the Faith Tabernacle Church, Ota, Nigeria. After going through the little piece that was as good as gold, I told the friend that few days would be enough for me to bring a little book to life. The Pastor who is as dark as the midnight thought I was a windbag. He said such endeavor would make me a drudge in no distant time. As soon as he left, I went to work and I am still in the business of writing. For more than two decades, Dr. David O. Oyedepo, has been part of the current renaissance sweeping through the African continent. His faith-based teachings have transformed millions of lives. Called with a specific mandate to liberate mankind from all oppressions of the devil, Dr. Oyedepo is the presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, with a network of churches all over Nigeria and most...

MIAMI – (January 15, 2008) Bouncing Ball Books releases, The Adventures of Nihu, written by Omoruyi “Ruyi” Uwuigiaren. This novel is a classic legend of a young hero’s magical journey through a fantasy world where he is tested with incredible challenges that can only stem from the soul of the author’s genuine African culture and vivid imagination. Being falsely accused of a crime, Nihu, a tribal African boy, is banished to the Lonely Forest. In order to regain his freedom, he must find a way to defeat the undefeatable and confront challenges that draw analogies to our own realities. Like The Lord of the Rings, this epic high fantasy novel carries the reader to another time and place. Nihu gets sucked into a world inside of a stone, visits a powerful ruler in an underwater city, and befriends a group of refugees. Based on mythical and historic African traditions, Uwuigiaren’s magical twists to The Adventures of Nihu will not only allow an audience of all ages to escape their own ...

THE CRUSADER by Omoruyi Uwuigiaren Ageless forest of legs Wrote frustration on the face of the old earth Our foes saw nothingness in their stupor In the midst of million brags The Rock of Gilbraltha is here A scrawny hero His feet cannot hurt a fly Yet wrecking the hills on the highway A feat for few His smile humbles the darkness Bliss embraces the weak And cockerels sounded it was dawn THE VICTIMS by Omoruyi Uwuigiaren The night walked away Lost in the sea of rage Gloom was her conqueror Yesterday has gone Singing on the hills Another day has come Our prey was her meal The heart of the cruel evening It was a troll A thousand sparrows has fallen The ones we cherish Silence of the saddest grave AGAINST ALL ODDS by Omoruyi Uwuigiaren We are not here to growl The bald faint Anxiety rages in the brook Succumb to the flood Kissed the bare chest of the earth Misery at dawn The least wailed Soldier's legs betrayed him No one saw the ow...

The Adventures of Nihu Omoruyi Uwuigiaren First Published by Bouncing Ball Books Inc. (2008) ISBN 9781934138151 Reviewed by Regan Zaborowski (age 8) for Reader Views (7/08) Exciting and Sometimes Scary. This long book takes place in a jungle and is about a boy named Nihu that lived in a small village. One day Nihu is out hunting, and his uncle was killed by an arrow that a robber took after Nihu shot it. Everybody thought Nihu killed his uncle, so he was told not to come back to the village. He went to the jungle to live, and met Old Phil. They got to be friends, but Old Phil died. Nihu met many creatures when he was in the jungle. Some were friendly, but some were mean and scary. He finally tries to find his way out of the jungle and falls through a crack in the earth. A very mean creature takes him and puts him inside a stone, with some other prisoners. We don’t find out until the very end if he ever escapes. This was a long book, and it was hard for me to read by myse...