Waiting For an Angel

Oct 19, 2024 11:26 PM

Author:Helon Habila

WAITING FOR AN ANGEL marks the debut of one of Africa's most promising new writers.

Lomba is a young journalist living under military regime in Lagos, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. His mind is full of soul music and girls and thenovel he is writing. But his room-mate goes mad and is beaten up by soldiers, his first love is forced to marry a man she doesn't love, and his neighbours are planning a demo which is bound to incite riot and arrests. Lomba can no longer bury his head in the sand. He must write the truth about this reign of terror . . .

WAITING FOR AN ANGEL captures the despair, the frenzy and the stubborn hope of a generation daring to speak out against one of the world's most oppressive regimes.

Reviews

The kind of epic narrative that will have you scrambling for more

—— Stephen R. Donaldson

This is true myth in the making, a drawing upon fantasy to to recreate histories and legends as rich as any found within our culture

—— Interzone

Combines a sense of mythic power and depth of world with fully realized characters and thrilling action

—— Michael A. Stackpole

Easily the best fantasy series to appear in the past decade

—— SF site

An intriguing and worthwhile success

—— Times Literary Supplement

Colin Thubron seems to be a writer undaunted by immensity, either of place or plot... To the Last City is haunting and passionate and, above all, magnificently fearless

—— Observer

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