Daniel Kameron Wanyama

Black & African American Historical Fiction

Daniel Kameron Wanyama writes Black and African American historical fiction that spans centuries, continents, and the full sweep of one family’s unbroken lineage — from the kingdoms of pre-colonial East Africa through the horrors of the Middle Passage, the endurance of Jim Crow, and the fire of the Civil Rights movement to the complexities of modern America.

Writing as Daniel Kameron Wanyama, Martin Balome brings meticulous historical research and deep personal conviction to a saga unlike anything in contemporary fiction. The Blood Unbroken is not just a story — it is an act of remembrance, a reclamation of narratives too often lost, and a testament to the resilience that runs through every generation.

What Readers Can Expect

Daniel Kameron Wanyama’s fiction is defined by:

  • Epic historical scope spanning five centuries and two continents
  • Deeply researched settings from pre-colonial East African kingdoms to modern American cities
  • A single family lineage — the Nyamweza/Colvin family — connecting every book
  • Unflinching honesty about the realities of slavery, segregation, resistance, and survival
  • Richly drawn characters who carry the weight of history and the hope of what comes next

About the Name

Daniel Kameron Wanyama is a pen name of Martin Balome. The name honors the East African roots of the saga — “Wanyama” carries deep significance in the Bantu languages of the Great Lakes region. The Blood Unbroken represents a distinct literary voice and vision: historical fiction grounded in exhaustive research and told with the gravity its subject demands.

The Blood Unbroken

The Blood Unbroken is a 20-book historical fiction saga told across four series, each following a different generation of the Nyamweza/Colvin family. Together, they form a single, continuous narrative — the story of a bloodline that bends but never breaks.

Series I: Sons of KITARA (Books 1-5)

Pre-Colonial East Africa

Set in the kingdoms and communities of pre-colonial East Africa, Sons of KITARA follows the Nyamweza family through a world of trade, tradition, conflict, and the first tremors of a coming catastrophe. Before the ships came, there was a civilization — and a family at its heart.

  1. The Lion’s Mouth
  2. Kingdom of Salt
  3. The Ironwood Throne
  4. Drums Before Dawn
  5. The Last Nyamweza

Series II: The IRON Crossing (Books 6-10)

Slavery & the Middle Passage

The IRON Crossing follows the Nyamweza family through capture, the Middle Passage, and the brutal realities of American slavery. From the holds of slave ships to the plantations of the Deep South, this series chronicles survival, resistance, and the forging of a new identity in a land of chains.

  1. The IRON Crossing
  2. The Auction Block
  3. Root and Branch
  4. The Conductor’s Map
  5. Freedom’s Price

Series III: The SUNDERED Root (Books 11-15)

Jim Crow & the Great Migration

The SUNDERED Root traces the Colvin family — descendants of the Nyamweza line — through Reconstruction, the terror of Jim Crow, and the Great Migration north. From sharecropping fields to Chicago’s South Side, this series explores what it means to build a life in a country that refuses to see you as fully human.

  1. The SUNDERED Root
  2. Cotton and Ash
  3. The Northern Line
  4. A House on Halsted
  5. The Color of Law

Series IV: The LONG Reckoning (Books 16-20)

Civil Rights to Modern America

The LONG Reckoning brings the Nyamweza/Colvin family into the Civil Rights era and beyond — through the marches, the assassinations, the legislative victories, and the unfinished work that defines Black life in modern America. Five centuries of history converge as the family confronts the question: what does it mean to be unbroken?

  1. The LONG Reckoning
  2. Fire on the Bridge
  3. The Voting Booth
  4. American Inheritance
  5. Blood Unbroken

Writing Philosophy

“History did not begin with the ships. I wanted to write a story that starts where too many histories end — in Africa, with a family, a kingdom, a civilization. And then follow that family through everything: the crossing, the chains, the laws written to erase them, and the fire they carried through it all. Twenty books because this story deserves the space. The Blood Unbroken is about what survives.”

Personal

Daniel Kameron Wanyama lives in the Pacific Northwest with his family.

Daniel Kameron Wanyama is a pen name of Martin Balome.

Books by Daniel

The Lion's Mouth cover
Sons of KITARA

The Lion's Mouth

Before the ships came, there was a kingdom.

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