Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

Wole Talabi

#417 of 8,085 books · #9 in Romantasy

Shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (2024), the BSFA Award for Best Novel (2023), the Nebula Award for Best Novel (2023), and 2 more awards.

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon won the Ilube Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel 2024 and was a Washington Post top 10 best science fiction and fantasy book of 2023. Shigidi is a disgruntled and demotivated nightmare god in the Orisha spirit company, reluctantly answering prayers of his few remaining believers to maintain his existence long enough to find his next drink. When he meets Nneoma, a sort-of succubus with a long and secretive past, everything changes for him. Together, they attempt to break free of his obligations and the restrictions that have bound him to his godhood and navigate the parameters of their new relationship in the shadow of her past. But the elder gods that run the Orisha spirit company have other plans for Shigidi, and they are not all aligned—or good. From the boisterous streets of Lagos to the swanky rooftop bars of Singapore and the secret spaces of London, Shigidi and Nneoma will encounter old acquaintances, rival gods, strange creatures, and manipulative magicians as they are drawn into a web of revenge, spirit business, and a spectacular heist across two worlds that will change Shigidi's understanding of himself forever and determine the fate of the Orisha spirit company.