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Tochi Onyebuchi

2 universes Last reviewed 2026-08-31

Tochi Onyebuchi was born on October 4, 1987, in Northampton, Massachusetts, the son of Nigerian Igbo immigrants; his father died in 1998 when Onyebuchi was ten. Raised in Connecticut and educated at Choate Rosemary Hall, he has described himself as occupying an in-between space between Nigerian and African American identities. He holds a BA in political science from Yale University (2009), an MFA in screenwriting from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, an MA in global economic law from the Institut d'etudes politiques in France, and a JD from Columbia Law School (2015). He began his career as a civil rights lawyer with the New York State Attorney General's office and the New York City Legal Aid Society, representing prisoners held at Rikers Island, before a stint in the tech sector (2017-2019) and then leaving to write full-time. His debut novel, Beasts Made of Night (2017), draws on Nigerian folklore, and his War Girls series (2019-2020) is set in a futuristic, war-torn Nigeria. His novella Riot Baby (2020), about wrongful incarceration and police brutality, won the 2021 Alex Award, Ignyte Award, and World Fantasy Award, and was a 2021 Hugo Award finalist; his novel Beasts Made of Night won a 2018 Nommo Award, and his adult science fiction novel Goliath (2022) examines inequality and racism in a near-future setting. He has also written for Marvel Comics, including Black Panther Legends and Captain America: Symbol of Truth, and lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Universe(s)

Harmattan Season

  • Core Canon books: 1
  • Current rank: #767 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.46
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

Beasts Made of Night

  • Core Canon books: 2
  • Current rank: #863 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.31
  • Award recognitions: 1 won

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