''Beast Made of Night'' is a 2017 young adult fantasy novel by

Nigerian-American Nigerian Americans ( ig, Ṇ́dị́ Naìjíríyà n'Emerịkà; ha, Yan Najeriyar asalin Amurka; yo, Àwọn ọmọ Nàìjíríà Amẹ́ríkà) are an ethnic group of Americans who are of Nigerian ancestry. The number of Nigerian immigran ...

novelist

Tochi Onyebuchi Tochi Onyebuchi (born October 4, 1987) is a Nigerian American science fiction and fantasy writer and former civil rights lawyer. His novella, '' Riot Baby'', received an Alex Award from the American Library Association and the World Fantasy Awa ...

. It is the first book in a duology set in a magical world inspired by Nigeria.

Reception

''Beast Made of Night'' received positive reviews for its world building and themes. A review from '' NPR'' lauded the novel as the beginning of a great saga. In a starred review, ''

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'' praised it as a story that "moves beyond the boom-bang, boring theology of so many fantasies—and, in the process, creates, almost griotlike, a paean to an emerging black legend". '' Time'' recognized the book as one of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, praising Onyebuchi's creativity and world building.

Award

* 2018

Nommo Award The Nommo Award is a literary award presented by ''The African Speculative Fiction Society''. The award is named after the Nommo. The awards recognize works of speculative fiction by Africans, defined as "science fiction, fantasy, stories of magi ...

for Best Speculative Fiction Novel, ''won''

Sequel

A sequel, ''Crown of Thunder'', was released by Razorbill in 2018.

References

{{Nommo Award Winners Nigerian-American novels Novels set in Nigeria Africanfuturist novels 2017 American novels 2017 fantasy novels American fantasy novels African-American young adult novels American young adult novels Debut fantasy novels 2017 debut novels Nigerian English-language novels Nigerian fantasy novels Novels by Tochi Onyebuchi 2017 Nigerian novels Razorbill books