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Muthomi
Paperback
Series: The Kirimara, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 21 2026
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A gripping speculative fiction novel about power, corruption, and one boy's impossible choice.
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.
Hidden in his bag is a banned 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: Can one person change a broken system, or will the system break him first?
MUTHOMI is a haunting debut novel that explores themes of surveillance, inequality, education reform, and the burden of inherited legacy; perfect for readers who loved The Hunger Games, 1984, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
Set in a richly imagined African nation, Koome's powerful prose weaves one boy's intimate struggle into 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.
For fans of dystopian fiction, African literature, and coming-of-age stories.
Will Muthomi make it out alive? There's only one way to find out. Read Muthomi today.Also in
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