Beasts Made of Night

Beasts Made of Night
Beasts Made of Night
AuthorTochi Onyebuchi
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMade of Night
GenreFiction, Fantasy, Dark fantasy
Published2017
PublisherRazorbill
Publication placeNigeria
Pages304
Award2018 Ilube Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel
ISBN978-0-448-49390-9
Followed byCrown of Thunder 

Beast Made of Night is a 2017 young adultfantasy 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

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

Sequel

A sequel, Crown of Thunder, was released by Razorbill in 2018.[7]

References

  1. ^"Beasts Made of Night". Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ^"Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi". Penguin random house. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. ^"Beasts Made of Night is the beginning of a great saga". NPR. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  4. ^"Beasts made of night review". Kirkus. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ^"Beasts Made of Night is one of Time fantasy novel of all time". Time magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  6. ^"Tade Thompson, Tochi Onyebuchi and more amongst the winners of the 2018 Nommo awards". Tor.com. October 26, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  7. ^"Crown of Thunder". Penguin random house. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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