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“Blazes with rage and glory.”
— Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author
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“An epic ode to the future and past, tiny acts of resistance, love, and the wild, unstoppable sweep of revolution.”
— Daniel José Older, New York Times bestselling author
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“It is the story of black pain in America, of the extent and lineage of police brutality, racism, and injustice in this country, written in prose as searing and precise as hot diamonds.”
— New York Times
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“A stunningly, vitally harrowing story and genre at its very best.”
— Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author
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“A thrilling, intense, nail-biting read that transcends genre and has an ending of biblical proportions.”
— Grimdark magazine
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“This staggering story is political speculative fiction at its finest.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Onyebuchi sheds light on a world of harsh familiarity and fantastical originality with his incredible worldbuilding and devastating prose. Stark, sharp, and brutal, this story will burn in readers’ minds long after the last page.”
— Library Journal (starred review)
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“For readers who love propulsive, creepy, emotionally dynamic novels with a dash of the supernatural, Tochi Onyebuchi’s powerful work of speculative fiction finds hope and magic within a black family as they stand against violence and racism.”
— BookPage
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“There is a richness and depth to Onyebuchi’s prose that delivers an intricate and textured world at once rife with violence and teeming with familial love.”
— Booklist
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“Bursts at the seams of story with fire, passion, and power.”
— Marlon James, Man Booker Prize–winning author
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“Gorgeous, tender, unflinching, breathtakingly good…comes at you full speed with the brake line cut.”
— Sarah Gailey, author of Magic for Liars
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“Tochi Onyebuchi is, primarily, a generous world-builder. His journey into this is honed and sharpened with Riot Baby.”
— Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times bestselling author
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“The burning embers of a revolution…the flash of accelerant in a genre that needs the burn.”
— Mark Oshiro, author of Anger Is a Gift
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“Stunningly original, brutal, and electric. Onyebuchi’s prose scorches.”
— R. F. Kuang, author of The Poppy War
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“A story as uplifting as it is heartbreaking, an epic ode to the future and past.”
— Daniel José Older, New York Times bestselling author