Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

...The beginning of a great saga... --NPR.org

This compelling Nigerian-influenced fantasy has a wonderfully unique premise and lush, brilliant worldbuilding that will consume you until the last page.--Buzzfeed

...Unforgettable in its darkness, inequality, and magic. --VOYA, Starred Review

...A paean to an emerging black legend.--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

Black Panther meets Nnedi Okorafor's Akata Witch in Beasts Made of Night, the first book in an epic fantasy duology.

In the walled city of Kos, corrupt mages can magically call forth sin from a sinner in the form of sin-beasts--lethal creatures spawned from feelings of guilt. Taj is the most talented of the aki, young sin-eaters indentured by the mages to slay the sin-beasts. But Taj's livelihood comes at a terrible cost. When he kills a sin-beast, a tattoo of the beast appears on his skin while the guilt of committing the sin appears on his mind. Most aki are driven mad by the process, but Taj is cocky and desperate to provide for his family.

When Taj is called to eat a sin of a member of the royal family, he's suddenly thrust into the center of a dark conspiracy to destroy Kos. Now Taj must fight to save the princess that he loves--and his own life.

Debut author Tochi Onyebuchi delivers an unforgettable series opener that powerfully explores the true meaning of justice and guilt. Packed with dark magic and thrilling action, Beasts Made of Night is a gritty Nigerian-influenced fantasy perfect for fans of Paolo Bacigalupi and Nnedi Okorafor.

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Tochi Onyebuchi has a B.A. in English. Yale University, a MFA in Screenwriting from Tisch School of the Arts, a Masters degree in Global Economic Law from L'Institut d'études politiques, and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law His work has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction and Ideomancer, among other publications. Tochi works in the computer field in Connecticut and is presently working on the epic sequel to Creatures Made of Night.

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ISBN 13	9780448493916
ISBN 10	0448493918
Title	Beasts Made of Night
Author	Tochi Onyebuchi
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2018-10-01
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.