Bound by Sorrow

This is a nested story-within-a-story-within-a-story, using elements of religion, myth, and folklore from different African cultures (Yoruban, Akan, Soninke), dealing with themes of loss, grief, and regret. (There's also an irreverent Greek character who is not quite as out-of-place as he might seem, since the Greeks had contact with Africa back in the Bronze Age.)

I enjoyed the richness of the cultural details, but I kind of felt that this couldn't decide whether it wanted to be a story, or a GM's worldbuilding guidebook for an RPG. There is a lot of recitation of background information and attributes for various gods and divine beings, and the framing story wasn't much of a story in itself. Recommended for those who are interested in African culture, or who would like to read a quest fantasy done from a fresh perspective.