O. kay. I like horror/ fantasy books too. Stephen King, Clive Barker, etc. I'm curious though. Why must African literature reflect only our local and traditional settings? I think our society has the benefit of of a thriving mix of contemporary and traditional subculture. Why cant we have writers who can create stories that portray the conflicts that exist therein? I dont want to sound condescending, but I find many of our local writers to be pretty simplistic in terms of thier scope and range. The world's a global village, right? With all due respect for Chimamanda (did I get that right?) and her ilk, lets's see some stuff reflecting our real world situation today. 'Nuff said.

Hold up. Who dares compare Koontz with King. Koontz is watered down King, man! At least I think so. Im a fan of King obviously and I recommend all newbies to start with the early books, e.g. Thinner, The shining, Firestarter and Salem's Lot. His writing was purer then. Lately I think he's gotten a bit of a swelled head.