--- --- Nov 14, 2022 # Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff  In _Goliath_, a sprawling work of futuristic science fiction, [Tochi Onyebuchi](https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/5898520/beasts-made-of-night/) crafts a story about the meaning of home when that concept has all but collapsed. Set in the 2050s, when living on earth has become passé (at least for the privileged who can flee to space colonies), _Goliath_ interrogates issues of race, gentrification, colonialism, climate change, and technology. Through the stories of multiple characters, Onyebuchi’s tightly packed prose gives a look into the unimaginable desperation of living in a post-apocalyptic world. —_Mahita Gajanan_ **Buy Now**: _Goliath_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9781250782953) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3FXH2Wv) **Contact us at** [letters@time.com](mailto:letters@time.com?subject=%28READER%20FEEDBACK%29%20Stay%20True&body=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2Fcollection-post%2F6228627%2Fstay-true%2F)**.** Goliath: 100 Must-Read Books of 2022 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228521/goliath/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228521/goliath/"},"headline":"Goliath","datePublished":"2022-11-14T12:56:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:11:15.496Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228521/goliath/","keywords":["Books","list","best books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1936df2434d38c6e/698a37b416d8840d9ac3b47b/Goliath.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1936df2434d38c6e/698a37b416d8840d9ac3b47b/Goliath.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228521/goliath/","name":"Goliath"}}]}] ```