Tochi Onyebuchi listenⓘ (born October 4, 1987) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and former civil rights lawyer.

"[9] As a youth, Onyebuchi was an avid reader and was strongly influenced by X-Men comics, especially the character of Black Panther.

[6][9] While he appreciated works by black authors he was required to read in high school, such as Their Eyes Were Watching God, Invisible Man and Native Son, he preferred adventure and science fiction stories.

[9] Onyebuchi also received a master's degree in Global Economic Law from Instituts d'études politiques in France.

"[1] He worked at a high-tech firm as a domain expert from 2017 to 2019, using his two-hour daily commute on the train as time to write.

[9] His first published novel, Beasts Made of Night (2017), was written for young adult readers and is set in a mythical dystopian world inspired by Nigerian folklore.

[1][16][17] School Library Journal wrote: "Onyebuchi's world-building is strong, and the details leap off the page; readers will witness the poverty, smell the delicious food, and feel the physical pain of being a sin-eater.

"[16] Time wrote: "This balancing act of thrill and inquiry promises to make the 33-year-old Onyebuchi a power player in the YA world in the years to come.

"[17] Beast of Night won the 2018 Ilube Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel by an African.

[23] Onyebuchi drew on his experience as a lawyer in setting much of the novel at Rikers Island in New York, where Kev is wrongfully incarcerated.

[15] His inspiration for the novel came from the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Trayvon Martin and the lack of indictments of the police officers who killed them.

[4] Goliath is set in the year 2050 when the wealthy have moved to space colonies, leaving the poor behind in the crumbling remains of Earth.

[29] It was selected as The New York Times Editors' Choice Pick and one of "5 Books Not to Miss" by USA Today,[12][28] and was a nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel in the 2022 Dragon Awards.

[9] One reviewer noted, "Tochi Onyebuchi writes one of the most effective Domino stories ever..."[32] In 2021, Marvel announced that Onyebuchi would be writing a new comics series titled Black Panther Legends, focused on the origin of the Black Panther, with illustrations by Setor Fiadzigbey.