Beasts Made of Night
Appearance
Beasts Made of Night | |
Author | Tochi Onyebuchi |
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Language | English |
Series | Made of Night |
Genre | Fiction, Fantasy, Dark fantasy |
Published | 2017 |
Publisher | Razorbill |
Publication place | Nigeria |
Pages | 304 |
Award | 2018 Ilube Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel |
ISBN | 978-0-448-49390-9 |
Followed by | Crown of Thunder |
Beast Made of Night is a 2017 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian-American novelist Tochi Onyebuchi.[1] It is the first book in a duology set in a magical world inspired by Nigeria.[2]
Reception
[edit]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.[3] In a starred review, Kirkus 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".[4] Time recognized the book as one of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, praising Onyebuchi's creativity and world building.[5]
Award
[edit]- 2018 Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel, won[6]
Sequel
[edit]A sequel, Crown of Thunder, was released by Razorbill in 2018.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Beasts Made of Night". Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi". Penguin random house. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Beasts Made of Night is the beginning of a great saga". NPR. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Beasts made of night review". Kirkus. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Beasts Made of Night is one of Time fantasy novel of all time". Time magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Tade Thompson, Tochi Onyebuchi and more amongst the winners of the 2018 Nommo awards". Tor.com. 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Crown of Thunder". Penguin random house. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
Categories:
- 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