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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.

Praise for Lagoon

  • Praise for Who Fears Death: - -A fantastical, magical blend of grand storytelling - Publishers WeeklyBeautifully written, this is dystopian fantasy at its very best, - Library Journal ReviewBoth wondrously magical and terribly realistic. - Washington Post

Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor is the author of numerous novels and short stories, including ZAHRAH THE WINDSEEKER, which won the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature, and WHO FEARS DEATH, winner of the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. She lives in Chicago, where she is a professor of creative writing at Chicago State University.

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