Tobi Ogundiran is a Nigerian writer whose dark and fantastical tales have appeared in journals such as Lightspeed ,The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, BeneathCeaseless Skies; and in several Year's Best anthologies, including The Year's Best Fantasy, ed. by Paula Guran and the Year's Best African Speculative Fiction, ed. Oghenechovwe Ekpeki Donald.
His work has been shortlisted for the Nommos, British Science Fiction Association, ShirleyJackson, and Igynte Awards. When he's not crafting wondrous tales, he works as a physician. Find him at tobiogundiran.com and @tobi_thedreamer on Twitter.
Awards: BFA (2024) see all
Genres: Fantasy
Books containing stories by Tobi Ogundiran
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume Five (2024)
(Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, book 5)
edited by
Paula Guran
The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction: 2022 (2023)
(Year's Best African Speculative Fiction)
edited by
Eugen Bacon, Milton Davis and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
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Tobi Ogundiran recommends
A Blood as Bright as the Moon (2025)
Andrea Morstabilini
"This was a joy to read. With the skilled surety of a master Morstabilini guides you along this riveting tale of vampires and dreams and the tug of war that is loyalty to self versus saviour, all wrapped up in a delicious cocktail of scintillating prose, a fearless experimental format and juicy cascade of events. A breath of fresh air to the vampire genre!"
The Gryphon King (2025)
(Chaos Constellation, book 1)
Sara Omer
"Alive with politicking families, fantastic beasts, and a deftly crafted storyline, The Gryphon King offers up a delicious cocktail of wonder and story sure to please every fantasy lover. Omer is a roaring new talent with boundless imagination, whose characters will stay with you long beyond the pages of this book! You want this book and you want it now."
A Song of Legends Lost (2025)
(Invoker Trilogy, book 1)
M H Ayinde
"Every now and then I read a book that reminds me why I fell in love with fantasy. A Song of Legends Lost is such a book! Ayinde has crafted a masterpiece bursting with imagination, feeling, and just sheer awesomeness. I had a ton of fun reading this and I know readers will too."
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