Unquiet on the Eastern Front

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English language

Published Oct. 27, 2024 by Subterranean Press.

3 stars (1 review)

It is 1940 and Kenneth Lockwood is a Lieutenant in the British colonial armed forces, stationed in Southern Nigeria. When World War II breaks out, he and his men are deployed as reinforcements to halt the Italian aggression in East Africa.

On the treacherous march to the Eastern front, Kenneth will come face to face with the horrors of colonization and war, examine the bitter fruit of his own family legacy, grapple with questions of his place and purpose, and confront a stalking, terrifying creature known by the locals as The Ngoloko.

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reviewed Unquiet on the Eastern Front by Wole Talabi

A story of an African creature, and an English-man born in Africa who may make a difference

3 stars

A story told in the form of letters, it tells the tale of an English soldier in Africa and is now there, preparing to lead his soldiers during World War II. But he is troubled with visions of a monster, known to the locals as Ngoloko, and with the way his local soldiers are being treated as 'less than human' by other Europeans he encounters during his march to battle.

During his first encounter with Italian forces, he discovers that the monster is real and wants to purge the country of colonials. But he believes being born in Africa may get him treated differently by the Ngoloko. We only discover his fate with the final letter in the story.

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