Lagoon

By: Nnedi Okorafor

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Paperback | 11 November 2014 | Edition Number 1

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''Chaotic, enthralling, and moving . . . gut-punchingly beautiful prose'' Amal El-Mohtar
''A lyrical, poetic mash-up examining social deprivation, religious excess and the power of story on our lives'' Guardian

A star falls from the sky. A woman rises from the sea.
The world will never be the same.

Three strangers, each isolated by his or her own problems: Adaora, the marine biologist. Anthony, the rapper famous throughout Africa. Agu, the troubled soldier. Wandering Bar Beach in Lagos, Nigeria''s legendary mega-city, they''re more alone than they''ve ever been before.

But when something like a meteorite plunges into the ocean and a tidal wave overcomes them, these three people will find themselves bound together in ways they could never imagine. Together with Ayodele, a visitor from beyond the stars, they must race through Lagos and against time itself in order to save the city, the world ... and themselves.

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Chaotic, enthralling, and moving fluidly from character voices to oral-style narration to gut-punchingly beautiful prose

Lagoon mixes a traditional trope of SF - first contact with visitors from the stars - with African magical realism to create a lyrical, poetic mash-up examining social deprivation, religious excess and the power of story on our lives - The Guardian

A fascinating entry into the science fiction of place - io9

A wonderfully contemporary look at how people react when confronted with the unknown on a massive scale, with all the personal character changes and challenges I could hope for - Fantasy Faction

Praise for Who Fears Death:

Beautifully written, this is dystopian fantasy at its very best, - Library Journal Review

Both wondrously magical and terribly realistic. - Washington Post

A fantastical, magical blend of grand storytelling - Publishers Weekly

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