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White Lotus meets Jurassic Park in Tomi Oyemakinde's We Are Hunted, a young adult story in which a boy must work with his family and other resort guests to make it off an island after the animals turn feral-exploring guilt, spectacle, and the dangers of capitalism!
A boy must work with his family and other resort guests to make it off an island after the animals turn feral, in Tomi Oyemakinde's We Are Hunted, where White Lotus meets Jurassic Park for the young adult audience-exploring guilt, spectacle, and the dangers of capitalism!
Experience paradise, reimagined.
When 17-year-old Femi Fatona and his older brother are forced to accompany their dad to an island resort, Femi is not looking forward to it. After all, he hasn't exactly been getting along with either of them lately. Not much is known about the resort they'll be staying at, as it's on a newly-discovered island and shrouded in nondisclosure agreements, but it at least promises to be full of all the extravagant luxuries they're used to.
Once they arrive, Femi is thrilled to find that the island is filled with new and spectacular species of plants and animals, along with out-of-this-world technology. But he soon realizes that sometimes pretty exteriors hide ugly truths-truths that are begging to come to light.
But those truths come with a price. And, when the island is thrown into chaos from feral animal attacks, what was meant to be a peaceful bonding experience quickly becomes the stuff of nightmares. Femi will have to put aside tensions with his family and figure out who they can trust, in order to escape the animals, the island, and his own guilt at the part he may have played in all of this. Tomi Oyemakinde grew up in London, before being uprooted at the age of 6 to head across the North Sea to the Netherlands. He is committed to crafting stories centred on Black protagonists thriving across genres, audiences & worlds. When Tomi is not busy writing, he can be found daydreaming about his future dog (namely a Rottweiler named Pan) and geeking out over all things anime. The Changing Man is his debut novel.
A boy must work with his family and other resort guests to make it off an island after the animals turn feral, in Tomi Oyemakinde's We Are Hunted, where White Lotus meets Jurassic Park for the young adult audience-exploring guilt, spectacle, and the dangers of capitalism!
Experience paradise, reimagined.
When 17-year-old Femi Fatona and his older brother are forced to accompany their dad to an island resort, Femi is not looking forward to it. After all, he hasn't exactly been getting along with either of them lately. Not much is known about the resort they'll be staying at, as it's on a newly-discovered island and shrouded in nondisclosure agreements, but it at least promises to be full of all the extravagant luxuries they're used to.
Once they arrive, Femi is thrilled to find that the island is filled with new and spectacular species of plants and animals, along with out-of-this-world technology. But he soon realizes that sometimes pretty exteriors hide ugly truths-truths that are begging to come to light.
But those truths come with a price. And, when the island is thrown into chaos from feral animal attacks, what was meant to be a peaceful bonding experience quickly becomes the stuff of nightmares. Femi will have to put aside tensions with his family and figure out who they can trust, in order to escape the animals, the island, and his own guilt at the part he may have played in all of this. Tomi Oyemakinde grew up in London, before being uprooted at the age of 6 to head across the North Sea to the Netherlands. He is committed to crafting stories centred on Black protagonists thriving across genres, audiences & worlds. When Tomi is not busy writing, he can be found daydreaming about his future dog (namely a Rottweiler named Pan) and geeking out over all things anime. The Changing Man is his debut novel.
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"Oyemakinde's sophomore novel balances nail-biting action with explorations of guilt, forgiveness, familial relationships, and the consequences of neocolonialism. Vivid imagery captures the awe-inducing, colorful world of Darlenia. An engaging thrill ride of a story that spotlights a complex, relatable hero."
Kirkus
"...inventive action sequences and intense thriller elements prompt excited double takes throughout this Jurassic Park-inspired horror adventure by Oyemakinde."
Publishers Weekly