Muntu

by Eugen Bacon

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Pub Date May 12 2026 | Archive Date May 31 2026

Bad Hand Books

Literary Fiction | Novellas & Short Stories | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

ONE MAN. TWIN SOULS. AN UNQUENCHABLE BEAST.

It is a muntu—a trapped spirit in the island of the dead. This creature of legend becomes a deadly reality when a killer strikes the heart of Sydney.

The victims seem unconnected, yet Investigating Officer Ivory Tembo is convinced the killings are anything but random.

The case soon leads Ivory into places she never imagined. In order to stop the killings and save the life of the man she loves, she must reach deep into her past, uncover secrets of her heritage, break a demon’s curse, and somehow unify two worlds.

ONE MAN. TWIN SOULS. AN UNQUENCHABLE BEAST.

It is a muntu—a trapped spirit in the island of the dead. This creature of legend becomes a deadly reality when a killer strikes the heart of Sydney.

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A Note From the Publisher

Eugen Bacon is an African Australian author. She is a Solstice, British Fantasy, Ignyte, Locus, Foreword Indies and BSFA Award winner. She’s also a twice World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Award finalist, and a finalist in the Philip K. Dick Awards and the Nommo Awards for speculative fiction by Africans. Eugen is an Otherwise Fellow, and was announced on the honor list for ‘doing exciting work in gender and speculative fiction’. Danged Black Thing made the Otherwise Award Honor List as a ‘sharp collection of Afro-Surrealist work’. Visit her at eugenbacon.com.

Eugen Bacon is an African Australian author. She is a Solstice, British Fantasy, Ignyte, Locus, Foreword Indies and BSFA Award winner. She’s also a twice World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Award...

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Advance Praise

Praise for Muntu

"Bacon masterfully blends myth, heritage, and self-discovery in this impressive, genre-defying work of speculative fiction... Seasoned speculative fiction readers will be wowed by Bacon's careful, layered worldbuilding, well-developed characters, and otherworldly atmosphere."

– Publisher’s Weekly [Starred Review]

"Eugen Bacon's latest novel has a lot going for it. A lot… if the reader is adventurous enough, Ivory's Story will both startle and seduce."

– Locus

Praise for Muntu

"Bacon masterfully blends myth, heritage, and self-discovery in this impressive, genre-defying work of speculative fiction... Seasoned speculative fiction readers will be wowed by...

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