- Fantasy, Fiction, Children's fiction, Sahara, fiction
In West Africa in 2070, after fifteen-year-old "shadow speaker" Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, she embarks on a dangerous journey across the Sahara to find Jaa, her father's killer, and upon finding her, she also discovers a greater purpose to her life and to the mystical powers she possesses.
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- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- Nnedi Okorafor
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Jump At The Sun, Hyperion, DAW
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780756419011
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Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor(a) (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu; born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and science fiction for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker, Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, Lagoon and Remote Control. She has also written for comics and film. Her writing, which she describes as "Africanfuturism" and "Africanjujuism", is heavily influenced by her dual Nigerian and American heritage. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Eisner Award.
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