The Splinter in the Sky

The Splinter in the Sky is the debut novel of American novelist Kemi Ashing-Giwa. It was first published by Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in July 2023. It appeared on the USA Today Bestseller list and won the 2024 Compton Crook Award.

Reception
The Splinter in the Sky was critically acclaimed, earning starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and BookPage. It won the 2024 Compton Crook Award and appeared on the 2023 Locus Recommended Reading List alongside Ashing-Giwa's short story "Thin Ice" in Clarkesworld Magazine.

It was named one of the best science fiction books of 2023 by BiblioLifestyle, Amazon, New Scientist, and one of the best speculative fiction debuts of that year by Booklist and BookPage. It was further featured in Ebony, Tor.com/Reactor, Ms. Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Gizmodo, Goodreads, Literary Hub, and Brittle Paper.