David Mogo, Godhunter
#7593.60 adjusted 3.75 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2019 Reading commitment Low Suyi Davies Okungbowa Last reviewed 2026-08-31
Overview
David Mogo, Godhunter is a standalone 2019 urban fantasy novel by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, already credited in this canon for The Nameless Republic. This is a separate, unrelated universe: an entirely different setting and cast, following a freelance godhunter making a living removing fallen deities from a near-future Lagos after thousands of Yoruba orishas crash into the city during an event known as "The Falling." The novel is told in three internal parts as one continuous story, and was praised on release for bringing West African mythology to the center of a subgenre long dominated by Western urban settings, with one technology magazine describing it as an ideal example of "godpunk" fiction centered on divine beings loosed into a modern city.
Urban fantasy, Mythic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
David Mogo, Godhunter (2019) core · 3.60 (1,425 ratings); Published in three internal parts following one continuous story; treated as a single Core Canon entry, the same LOTR-analogy convention already used for The Once and Future King.
Quick answers
- How many books are in David Mogo, Godhunter? David Mogo, Godhunter's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is David Mogo, Godhunter finished? Complete (2019).
- How much reading does David Mogo, Godhunter take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book · ~352 pages).
- How is David Mogo, Godhunter ranked? #759 in this site's official ranking, based on 1,425 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #759?
Ranked #759 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.60 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (1,425 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- 0.14 behind #758, Sorcerer to the Crown.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 1 book · Complete · 1k ratings · Ranks #759 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment urban fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- Nommo Award (Novel), 2020: won: David Mogo, Godhunter; Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel by an African, 2020.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.60 across 1,425 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit David Mogo, Godhunter (Suyi Davies Okungbowa) accepted 2026-08-31
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31
Rule: Core Canon is the single novel David Mogo, Godhunter (2019, Abaddon Books), catalogued as one entry despite its internal three-part structure, the same convention already used for The Once and Future King.