Nnedi Okorafor

This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor's Shadow Speaker contains the powerful prose and compelling stories that have made Nnedi Okorafor a star of the literary science fiction and fantasy space and put her at the forefront of Africanfuturist fiction "An epic collision of new tech and elemental magic--suspenseful, immersive, and chillingly relevant. Another stunning feat of imagination from Nnedi Okorafor." --Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House Niger, West Africa, 2077 Welcome back. This second volume is a breathtaking story that sweeps across the sands of the Sahara, flies up to the peaks of the A r Mountains, cartwheels into a wild megacity--you get the idea. I am the Desert Magician; I bring water where there is none. This book begins with Dik ogu Obidimkpa slowly losing his mind. Yes, that boy who can bring rain just by thinking about it is having some...issues. Years ago, Dik ogu went on an epic journey to save Earth with the shadow speaker girl, Ejii Ubaid, who became his best friend. When it was all over, they went their separate ways, but now he's learned their quest never really ended at all. So Dik ogu, more powerful than ever, reunites with Ejii. He records this story as an audiofile, hoping it will help him keep his sanity or at least give him something to leave behind. Smart kid, but it won't work--or will it? I can tell you this: it won't be like before. Our rainmaker and shadow speaker have changed. And after this, nothing will ever be the same again. As they say, 'Onye amaro ebe nmili si bido mabaya ama ama onye nyelu ya akwa oji welu ficha aru.' Or, 'If you do not remember where the rain started to beat you, you will not remember who gave you the towel with which to dry your body.'

Amazon Editor's Pick, Best SFF September 2023 - The Strand, Science Fiction Pick of the Month October 2023 Deluxe, expanded edition of an out-of-print early novel from Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor, with a brand-new introduction from the author. Niger, West Africa, 2074 It is an era of tainted technology and mysterious mysticism. A great change has happened all over the planet, and the laws of physics aren't what they used to be. Within all this, I introduce you to Ejii Ugabe, a child of the worst type of politician. Back when she was nine years old, she was there as her father met his end. Don't waste your tears on him: this girl's father would throw anyone under a bus to gain power. He was a cruel, cruel man, but even so, Ejii did not rejoice at his departure from the world. Children are still learning that some people don't deserve their love. Now 15 years old and manifesting the abilities given to her by the strange Earth, Ejii decides to go after the killer of her father. Is it for revenge or something else? You will have to find out by reading this book. I am the Desert Magician, and this is a novel I have conjured for you, so I'm certainly not going to just tell you here.

Amazon Editors' Pick - August 2024 Gizmodo's New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in August Screenrant #1 Most Anticipated Book in Sci-fi Coming Out in August ⭐ "Readers will devour this." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)⭐ "While this book may be short, its impact is anything but small." --Kirkus (starred review) Part science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituality, this novella offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a teenager whose coming of age will herald a new age for her world. Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, this is the first in the She Who Knows trilogy When there is a call, there is often a response. Najeeba knows. She has had The Call. But how can a 13-year-old girl have the Call? Only men and boys experience the annual call to the Salt Roads. What's just happened to Najeeba has never happened in the history of her village. But it's not a terrible thing, just strange. So when she leaves with her father and brothers to mine salt at the Dead Lake, there's neither fanfare nor protest. For Najeeba, it's a dream come true: travel by camel, open skies, and a chance to see a spectacular place she's only heard about. However, there must have been something to the rule, because Najeeba's presence on the road changes everything and her family will never be the same. Small, intimate, up close, and deceptively quiet, this is the beginning of the Kponyungo Sorceress.

This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor's Shadow Speaker contains the powerful prose and compelling stories that have made Nnedi Okorafor a star of the literary science fiction and fantasy space and put her at the forefront of Africanfuturist fiction "An epic collision of new tech and elemental magic--suspenseful, immersive, and chillingly relevant. Another stunning feat of imagination from Nnedi Okorafor." --Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House Niger, West Africa, 2077 Welcome back. This second volume is a breathtaking story that sweeps across the sands of the Sahara, flies up to the peaks of the A r Mountains, cartwheels into a wild megacity--you get the idea. I am the Desert Magician; I bring water where there is none. This book begins with Dik ogu Obidimkpa slowly losing his mind. Yes, that boy who can bring rain just by thinking about it is having some...issues. Years ago, Dik ogu went on an epic journey to save Earth with the shadow speaker girl, Ejii Ubaid, who became his best friend. When it was all over, they went their separate ways, but now he's learned their quest never really ended at all. So Dik ogu, more powerful than ever, reunites with Ejii. He records this story as an audiofile, hoping it will help him keep his sanity or at least give him something to leave behind. Smart kid, but it won't work--or will it? I can tell you this: it won't be like before. Our rainmaker and shadow speaker have changed. And after this, nothing will ever be the same again. As they say, 'Onye amaro ebe nmili si bido mabaya ama ama onye nyelu ya akwa oji welu ficha aru.' Or, 'If you do not remember where the rain started to beat you, you will not remember who gave you the towel with which to dry your body.'

I ett framtida Ghana vandrar en tonårig flicka från stad till stad, med en skygg räv som enda sällskap. Det sägs att hon är Dödens adoptivdotter, och hennes livsförgörande krafter sprider skräck vart hon går. Hon har glömt sitt riktiga namn men kallar sig Sankofa – efter fågelsymbolen som påminner om att vi måste minnas det förflutna för att skapa en bättre framtid. Sankofa är på jakt efter föremålet som en gång föll ur skyn och gav henne en kraft som hon ännu inte riktigt har lärt sig att kontrollera. Alla hon möter på sin vandring är rädda för henne. Och dessutom verkar storbolaget LifeGen vara ute efter samma sak som hon . . .

Amazon Editor's Pick, Best SFF September 2023 - The Strand, Science Fiction Pick of the Month October 2023 Deluxe, expanded edition of an out-of-print early novel from Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor, with a brand-new introduction from the author. Niger, West Africa, 2074 It is an era of tainted technology and mysterious mysticism. A great change has happened all over the planet, and the laws of physics aren't what they used to be. Within all this, I introduce you to Ejii Ugabe, a child of the worst type of politician. Back when she was nine years old, she was there as her father met his end. Don't waste your tears on him: this girl's father would throw anyone under a bus to gain power. He was a cruel, cruel man, but even so, Ejii did not rejoice at his departure from the world. Children are still learning that some people don't deserve their love. Now 15 years old and manifesting the abilities given to her by the strange Earth, Ejii decides to go after the killer of her father. Is it for revenge or something else? You will have to find out by reading this book. I am the Desert Magician, and this is a novel I have conjured for you, so I'm certainly not going to just tell you here.

World Fantasy Award för bästa roman. Onyesonwu föds som ewu – ett barn som blivit till i en krigsvåldtäkt. Onyesonwu är misstrodd och utstött, samtidigt som hon inte vill annat än att smälta in. Det är inte bara det som gör henne annorlunda. Hon har magiska gåvor. Kanske kan hon rädda sitt folk undan hotet om folkmord. Men då måste hon först trotsa fördomarna och traditionerna. Och ödet självt.

Throughout her adventures in Akata Witch and Akata Warrior, she had to navigate the balance between nearly everything in her life - America and Nigeria, the “normal” world and the one infused with juju, human and spirit, good daughter and powerful Leopard Person. Now, those hard lessons and abilities are put to the test in a quest so dangerous and fantastical, it would be madness to go… but may destroy the world if she does not. With the help of her friends, Sunny embarks on a mission to find a precious object hidden deep in an otherworldly realm. Defeating the guardians of the prize will take more from Sunny than she has to give, and triumph will mean she will be forever changed.

Tredje delen i Nnedi Okorafors hyllade trilogi om Binti. Med ny teknologi i kroppen, som ger henne möjlighet att se in i framtiden, kämpar Binti för att försona Khoush-folket och utomjordiska maneter. En gammal vänskap kan hjälpa henne. Binti har tilldelats Hugo och Nebula Award. Ursula K. Le Guin om Binti:"There´s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor´s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." Nnedi Okorafor (f. 1974) är en nigeriansk-amerikansk författare. I sina berättarteman blandar hon amerikansk kultur med influenser från västra Afrika. En genre hon själv kallar African Futurism. Flera av hennes verk har blivit teve-serier.

Nnedi Okorafor’s story of Chioma, a young Nigerian-American woman whose destiny is revealed during a furious rainstorm—now in paperback, with bonus content including Q&As with the creative team and never-before-seen art and designs! After the Rain is an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor’s short story, “On the Road.” The adaptation, written by John Jennings and illustrated by David Brame, begins in Nigeria during a powerful and unexpected storm. While visiting her grandmother, a young Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at the door and is horrified by what she sees—a young boy with a severe head wound is standing on the doorstep. When he touches Chioma, his hand burns like fire and just as suddenly as he arrived, he disappears. Her grandmother comes down to see what is wrong and chastises Chioma for opening the door for a stranger. Outside there are only footprints in the mud which vanish in the same manner as their owner. This event sets off a chain of mysterious occurrences that become more and more terrifying. Chioma knows that something is wrong, and that the boy has “marked” her in some way. . . . Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive.

Den andra delen i Nnedi Okorafors prisbelönade Bintitrilogi.Ett år har gått sedan Binti rymde och började på det prestigefyllda intergalaktiska Oomza-universitetet. Ett år sedan hon hyllades efter att ha lyckats ena två krigande planeter. Nu måste hon återvända hem till jorden. Med sig har hon Okwu - den första medusan som rest till jorden på hundra år. Och utan avsikt att kriga. Hur kommer hennes familj att reagera? Trilogin har tilldelats Nebula Award och Hugo Award. Om Bintitrilogin:"There´s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor´s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." Ursula K. Le Guin. Nnedi Okorafor (f. 1974) är en nigeriansk-amerikansk författare. I sina berättarteman blandar hon amerikansk kultur med influenser från västra Afrika. En genre hon själv kallar African Futurism. På svenska finns sedan tidigare Binti: Ensam ( Palaver press 2022)och Vem fruktar döden ( Palaver press, 2020).

Nnedi Okorafors hyllade och prisbelönade Bintitrilogi äntligen på svenska. När den unga himba-flickan Binti antas till det prestigefyllda intergalaktiska Oomza-universitetet blir det början på ett äventyr inom den genre som Okorafor själv kallar för African futurism. Trilogin har tilldelats Nebula Award och Hugo Award. De två första delarna utkommer i juni och del 3 i september. Sagt Binti-trilogin: "Prepare to fall in love with Binti." Neil Gaiman "There´s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor´s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fatasy epics." Ursula K. Le Guin Nnedi Okorafor (f. 1974) är en nigeriansk-amerikansk författare. I sina berättarteman blandar hon amerikansk kultur med influenser från västra Afrika. På svenska finns också Vem fruktar döden ( Palaver press, 2020). Boken tilldelades World Fantasy Award för bästa roman."Binti-trilogin är bättre än all sci-fi på netflix", skriver Rasmus Landström i Aftonbladet."Nnedi Okorafors trilogi om Binti innehåller så många märkliga saker att jag till slut tappar räkningen. Havande rymdskepp, högteknologiska jättemaneter, diamantkrabbor som studerar på universitet och män i gethudar som kör stålblanka rymdskepp. Det kan låta komiskt, som om C-3PO plötsligt skulle dyka upp runt hörnet med en ”babbelfisk” i handen. Men Okorafor talar med en stämma som är djupt allvarlig, till och med i dråpliga situationer. Den för tankarna till Ursula K. Le Guins intervjustudier av skogsfolk från främmande galaxer: en sorts antropologi i science fiction-form.Okorafor är en nigeriansk-amerikansk författare vars böcker om Binti gjort sitt segertåg över världen. Den första delen, Ensam, kom 2015 och belönades med både Nebula- och Hugopriset. Därefter publicerades Hemkomsten 2017 och Nattens magiska mask 2018 – böcker som lovordades av giganter som Neil Gaiman och just Le Guin. I år har samtliga kortromaner översatts till välstämd svenska av Maria Lundgren. Det är bara att gratulera, för så här bra science fiction når sällan backstugor och torp."https://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/bokrecensioner/a/JQ6y46/rasmus-landstrom-om-nnedi-okorafors-binti-trilogi?fbclid=IwAR3AjMupjqunbxTzE30VtGsHuOCB0LUvMAV88-TYkba0AsEoclUzjr1hL_w

Deluxe hardcover edition of the Hugo and Eisner Award winning graphic novel Exclusive extras include a chapter of Okorafor's script, a new cover and never-before-seen art from Ford, behind-the-scenes look at the creation process, extensive process art section, and more On a planet Earth bursting with integrated extraterrestrial life, pregnant doctor Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka is fleeing Nigeria under mysterious conditions. Her fianc doesn't know she's left, and she's smuggling an illegal, sentient plant into NYC. There, she'll be thrown into a vibrant immigrant community of humans and aliens, fighting for social justice and facing her past and her unexpected future. But to come to America, you must come through LaGuardia Interstellar and International Airport... and it's still under construction. Collects LaGuardia TPB + extras. "Okorafor at her best; both timely and weird. LaGuardia jabs pointed fingers at here-and-now paranoia centered around borders and race, while having wild fun creating some of the best extra-terrestrials ever." - Nalo Hopkinson (Sandman: House of Whispers, Sister Mine) "LaGuardia is unique, playful, heartbreaking, empowering and full of hope for the future. The wisdom Okorafor imparts in each panel pushes back against the darkest urges of our human nature and creates a space that lets us all live." - John Jennings Instead of tossing around volatile political issues like a knee-jerk twitter debate, LaGuardia imagines them through the lives of authentic and engaging characters, placing them into a surreal, but shrewd, reflection of our current reality. Ford's art deftly balances the unique mix of intense personal drama and cool alien worldbuilding" - Sean Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus, Batman: White Knight) "The best of Okorafor's prose-- personal, political and deeply relatable."--Newsarama "With Laguardia, Nnedi Okorafor continues her work of bringing a unique, insightful Black African science fiction aesthetic to audiences." - Black Nerd Problems

From award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor, the electrifying third book in the series that started with Akata Witch, named one of Time magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time and 100 Best YA Books of All Time In this series, Okorafor creates a stunningly original world of African magic that draws on Nigerian folk beliefs and rituals instead of relying on the predictable tropes of Western fantasy novels. --Time magazine From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had mystical energy flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her powers. Throughout her adventures in Akata Witch and Akata Warrior, she had to navigate the balance between nearly everything in her life--America and Nigeria, the normal world and the one infused with juju, human and spirit, good daughter and powerful Leopard Person. Now, those hard lessons and abilities are put to the test in a quest so dangerous and fantastical, it would be madness to go...but may destroy the world if she does not. With the help of her friends, Sunny embarks on a mission to find a precious object hidden deep in an otherworldly realm. Defeating the guardians of the prize will take more from Sunny than she has to give, and triumph will mean she will be forever changed.

Future Tense un progetto che esplora come le tecnologie emergenti cambieranno il modo in cui viviamo sia nella realt che nella finzione: un robot per la sorveglianza sanitaria la cui programmazione viene messa a dura prova; un futuro in cui tutti ricevono un reddito universale di base, anche se ancora non basta; uno sport avveniristico, dove tutti gli atleti sono stati potenziati sia chimicamente che fisicamente, e ancora un'IA aziendale capace di produrre un ponte neurale grazie al quale le persone possono condividere i propri ricordi. Piene di entusiasmo e di idee nuove, queste storie sono tanto ambiziose in termini filosofici quanto inquietanti nella loro creativit . "A causa della diversit dei suoi autori, Future Tense Fiction fa pi che immaginare come potrebbe essere il mondo se tutte le nostre visioni venissero considerate; invece, si sposta oltre l'immagine della rappresentazione per restituire uno sguardo chiaro, intransigente e immaginifico su ci che include tutti quanti noi." Kirkus, recensione stellata Le storie sono state scritte da una selezione delle migliori autrici e autori di narrativa di speculazione e fantascienza contemporanea: Charlie Jane Anders, Madeline Ashby, Paolo Bacigalupi, Meg Elison, Lee Konstantinou, Carmen Maria Machado, Emily St. John Mandel, Maureen F. McHugh, Annalee Newitz, Nnedi Okorafor, Deji Bryce Olukotun, Mark Oshiro, Hannu Rajaniemi, e Mark Stasenko.

An NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An AMAZON BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF 2020 Nnedi Okorafor's acclaimed first novel for middle grade readers introduces a boy who can access super powers with the help of the magical Ikenga. Nnamdi's father was a good chief of police, perhaps the best Kalaria had ever had. He was determined to root out the criminals that had invaded the town. But then he was murdered, and most people believed the Chief of Chiefs, most powerful of the criminals, was responsible. Nnamdi has vowed to avenge his father, but he wonders what a twelve-year-old boy can do. Until a mysterious nighttime meeting, the gift of a magical object that enables super powers, and a charge to use those powers for good changes his life forever. How can he fulfill his mission? How will he learn to control his newfound powers? Award-winning Nnedi Okorafor, acclaimed for her Akata novels, introduces a new and engaging hero in her first novel for middle grade readers set against a richly textured background of contemporary Nigeria.

The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From here on in she would be known as Sankofa­­ - a name that meant nothing to anyone but her, the only tie to her family and her past. Her touch is death, and with a glance a town can fall. And she walks - alone, except for her fox companion - searching for the object that came from the sky and gave itself to her when the meteors fell and when she was yet unchanged; searching for answers. But is there a greater purpose for Sankofa, now that Death is her constant companion?

Now optioned as a TV series for HBO, with executive producer George R. R. Martin An award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with her World Fantasy Award-winning novel of a remarkable woman in post-apocalyptic Africa. In a post-apocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways; yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land. A woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert, hoping to die. Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different--special--she names her Onyesonwu, which means "Who fears death?" in an ancient language. It doesn't take long for Onye to understand that she is physically and socially marked by the circumstances of her conception. She is Ewu--a child of rape who is expected to live a life of violence, a half-breed rejected by her community. But Onye is not the average Ewu. Even as a child, she manifests the beginnings of a remarkable and unique magic. As she grows, so do her abilities, and during an inadvertent visit to the spirit realm, she learns something terrifying: someone powerful is trying to kill her. Desperate to elude her would-be murderer and to understand her own nature, she embarks on a journey in which she grapples with nature, tradition, history, true love, and the spiritual mysteries of her culture, and ultimately learns why she was given the name she bears: Who Fears Death.