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Lagoon / Nnedi Okorafor.

Author/creator	Okorafor, Nnedi author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Saga Press hardcover edition.
Publication	New York : Saga Press, 2015.
Description	304 pages : map ; 22 cm
Subjects	Extraterrestrial beings--Fiction. Human-alien encounters--Fiction.

Abstract	"It's up to a famous rapper, a biologist, and a rogue soldier to handle humanity's first contact with an alien ambassador--and prevent mass extinction--in this novel that blends magical realism with high-stakes action. After word gets out on the Internet that aliens have landed in the waters outside of the world's fifth most populous city, chaos ensues. Soon the military, religious leaders, thieves, and crackpots are trying to control the message on YouTube and on the streets. Meanwhile, the earth's political superpowers are considering a preemptive nuclear launch to eradicate the intruders. All that stands between 17 million anarchic residents and death is an alien ambassador, a biologist, a rapper, a soldier, and a myth that may be the size of a giant spider, or a god revealed"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract	"A biologist, a famous rapper, and a rogue soldier become the honor guard and interpreter of humanity's first contact with an alien ambassador in this thriller that combines magician realism and seemingly end-of-the-world high tension"-- Provided by publisher.
Local note	Joyner Schlobin Coll.: in original dust jacket. See also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections.
Acquisitions source	Joyner Schlobin Coll. item purchased from Amazon 20250224
Genre/form	Science fiction.
Genre/form	Fantasy fiction.
Genre/form	Thrillers (Fiction.)
Genre/form	Suspense fiction.
Genre/form	Fiction.
Genre/form	Fiction.
Genre/form	Science fiction.
Genre/form	Thrillers (Fiction)
Genre/form	Science fiction.
Genre/form	Fantasy fiction.
LCCN	2015010814
ISBN	9781481440875 (hardcover)
ISBN	148144087X (hardcover)
ISBN	(eBook)

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