The Kirimara Muthomi, Book 1, (Paperback)

<p><em><strong>READER NOTICE: </strong>This paperback edition is <strong>currently outdated </strong>and will be fully updated in May 2026. Please consider the <strong>ebook version</strong> in the meantime. Thank you for your patience and understanding. </em></p><p>------------</p><p><strong>A gripping speculative fiction novel about power, corruption, and one boy's impossible choice</strong></p><p>In a nation obsessed with digital control, a fourteen-year-old shoemaker from a remote village is given an extraordinary opportunity: a full scholarship to the most prestigious university in the country. Joseph Muthomi-wa-Njema should be grateful. Instead, he's terrified.</p><p>Hidden in his bag is a banned book: a manifesto written by his grandfather, a man the authorities killed for daring to challenge the system. As Muthomi arrives at Clarence University, he discovers he's not just another scholarship student. He's a pawn in a war he never asked to fight. As his grasp on reality fractures, one question becomes impossible to ignore: <em>Can one person change a broken system, or will the system break him first?</em></p><p><strong>MUTHOMI</strong> is a haunting debut novel that explores themes of surveillance, inequality, education reform, and the burden of inherited legacy. It is perfect for readers who loved <em>The Hunger Games</em>, <em>1984</em>, and <em>The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian</em>. This speculative fiction piece examines how systems of control shape young lives in the developing world.</p><p>Set in a richly imagined African nation, Koome's powerful prose weaves together the intimate struggle of one boy with the larger machinery of institutional oppression. A story about resistance, sacrifice, and the question of whether truth can survive in a world built on lies.</p><p><em>For fans of dystopian fiction (think Octavia Butler, Nnedi Okorafor), African literature, and thought-provoking speculative worlds.</em><br> </p>

• The Kirimara Muthomi, Book 1, (Paperback)
• Author: Kawira Koome
• ISBN: 9798233598449
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2025-11-26
• Page Count: 194