Overview
Region
West Africa
Nigeria
Era
Contemporary
Language
English
Genre
Science Fiction
About This Work
Aliens make first contact not in Washington D.C. but in Lagos. A marine biologist, a soldier, and a hip-hop star are the first to encounter them. Lagos — its chaos, its life force — is the real protagonist.
Literary Significance
One of the most celebratory portraits of Lagos in fiction; a genuinely African first-contact story