Tochi Onyebuchi

Tochi Onyebuchi is the author of Beasts Made of Night, its sequel Crown of Thunder, War Girls, and his adult fiction debut Riot Baby. His writing also has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Omenana, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America, and elsewhere. His non-fiction has appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Nowhere Magazine, Tor.com and the Harvard Journal of African-American Public Policy. He has worked in criminal justice, the tech industry, and immigration law. Rebel Sisters (Razorbill) Onyebuchi’s sequel to his novel War Girls, the battles are over, but the fight for justice has just begun. It’s been five years since the Biafran War ended. Ify is now nineteen and living where she’s always dreamed–the Space Colonies. She is a respected, high-ranking medical officer and has dedicated her life to helping refugees like herself rebuild in the Colonies. Back in the still devastated Nigeria, Uzo, a young synth, is helping an aid worker, Xifeng, recover images and details of the war held in the technology of destroyed androids. Uzo, Xifeng, and the rest of their team are working to preserve memories of the many lives lost, despite the government’s efforts to eradicate any signs that the war ever happened. Though they are working toward common goals of helping those who suffered, But when a mysterious virus breaks out among the children in the Space Colonies, Ify and Uzo’s paths collide. Ify makes it her mission to figure out what’s causing the deadly disease, even if it means going back to the homeland she thought she’d left behind forever. Kirkus Reviews called it “A thought-provoking, action-packed addition to the series.”