The Prey of Gods, Nicky Drayden

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The Prey of Gods
by Nicky Drayden
Paperback | May 24, 2017

Winner of the Compton Crook Award

Set in a near-future South Africa both familiar and startlingly new, The Prey of Gods is a bold, genre-defying debut that blends science fiction, fantasy, horror, and dark humor into a thrilling Afrofuturist epic.

The future looks bright. Personal robots ease daily labor. Renewable energy is reshaping infrastructure for the poor. In the coastal city of Port Elizabeth, genetic engineering fuels economic growth and optimism. But beneath the surface of progress, chaos is brewing.

A powerful hallucinogenic drug is sweeping the nation. An artificial intelligence is awakening with dangerous ambitions. And an ancient demigoddess, long denied her worship, is rising again—hungry for blood and determined to reclaim her lost power.

As the world teeters on the edge, an unlikely group must come together: a young Zulu girl whose power could level her township, a queer teen with the terrifying ability to control minds, a pop star grappling with legacy and identity, and a politician burdened by deeply personal demons. Their intertwined fates may be the only thing standing between survival and total destruction.

Inventive, fast-paced, and emotionally rich, The Prey of Gods announces Nicky Drayden as a fearless new voice in speculative fiction. It’s a story about power, identity, technology, and mythology—and what happens when gods and machines collide.