Beasts Made of Night
Tochi Onyebuchi
Pub Date: October 31, 2017
Razorbill
In the walled city of Kos, corrupt mages can magically call forth sin from a sinner in the form of sin-beasts – lethal creatures spawned from feelings of guilt.
Taj is the most talented of the aki, young sin-eaters indentured by the mages to slay the sin-beasts. But Taj’s livelihood comes at a terrible cost. When he kills a sin-beast, a tattoo of the beast appears on his skin while the guilt of committing the sin appears on his mind. Most aki are driven mad by the process, but 17-year-old Taj is cocky and desperate to provide for his family.
When Taj is called to eat a sin of a royal, he’s suddenly thrust into the center of a dark conspiracy to destroy Kos. Now Taj must fight to save the princess that he loves – and his own life.
A gritty Nigerian-influenced fantasy.
Look at that cover. Look at it.
I am SO EXCITED for this book. I read one of the author’s short stories (The Screamers, I think it was called?) and absolutely loved it.
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I’m going to have to find that so I can read it too. The premise of this just sounds so amazing!
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