Lagoon

Nnedi Okorafor

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HODDER SF/FANTASY
11 November 2014

Thriller & suspense; Science fiction; Future Society

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.

'There was no time to flee. No time to turn. No time to shriek. And there was no pain. It was like being thrown into the stars.'

By: Nnedi Okorafor
Imprint: HODDER SF/FANTASY
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 267g
ISBN: 9781444762761
ISBN 10: 1444762761
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 11 November 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nnedi Okorafor is the author of numerous novels and short stories, including Zahrah the Windseeker, which won the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature, and Who Fears Death, winner of the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. She lives in Chicago, where she is a professor of creative writing at Chicago State University.

Reviews for Lagoon

Both wondrously magical and terribly realistic. * Washington Post * Beautifully written, this is dystopian fantasy at its very best, * Library Journal Review * Praise for Who Fears Death:'A fantastical, magical blend of grand storytelling' * Publishers Weekly *

Short-listed for The Kitschies Red Tentacle 2015 (UK)
Shortlisted for Kitschies: Red Tentacle 2015.