set in the niger delta tiny sunbirds far away explores the world of 12yearold blessing and her family part comic part tragic it shows that some families can survive almost anything 12 18811884 1876 eighteen years before the events of run to earth the elementals lived in harmony together in the city of marwa but the youngest of the elementals alex adams has a secret one hes had to keep from his own brother christopher because he knows chris would never tolerate itbut with alex soon coming into his full powers he knows times running out to tell chris the truth before its revealed at his comingofage ceremony with the brotherhood of the elementals already under strain will alexs secret cost them their unity