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Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

Contemporary LiteratureUrban Fantasy
Pages
320
Published
2023
Language
English

Synopsis

A young man's journey from a small Nigerian village to London, where he becomes entangled with a mysterious brass head and a woman with a supernatural connection to it, and the escalating conflict between the two worlds is the core of the book's structure and tension.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

MysteriousTenseAtmospheric
Portal FantasyDual TimelineQuestMentor Figure

Genres

Contemporary Literature Urban Fantasy Adventure Fairy Tales Fantasy Folklore

About the author

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Wole Talabi

Wole Talabi writes and edits speculative fiction, with his short stories appearing in Best of World SF and other collections. He edited The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2022 and is also the author of Convergence Problems, Mothersound, and Incomplete Solutions.

Characters

ShigidiProtagonist
NneomaSupporting
All characters in Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon