{"product_id":"books-lagoon-by-nnedi-okorafor","title":"Lagoon","description":"'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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673821470993,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781444762761.jpg?v=1781528891","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-lagoon-by-nnedi-okorafor","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}