Author: nnediokorafor
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 … 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…
The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor’s Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning BINTI. Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the … ancient rivalry with the Meduse. Far from her village when the conflicts start, Binti hurries home, but anger and resentment has already claimed the lives of many close to her. Once again it is up…
The thrilling sequel to the Hugo and Nebula-winning Binti by Nnedi Okorafor It’s been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she found friendship in the unlikeliest of places.And now she must return home to her people, with her friend Okwu by her side, to face her family and face her elders.But … face her family and face her elders.But Okwu will be the first of his race to set foot on Earth in over a hundred years, and the first…
A Hugo and Nebula Award winner! Binti is the first of her people to be accepted to Oomza University — but attending the galaxy’s top educational institution will put her in close proximity to the Meduse, a warring alien race… “Prepare to fall in love with Binti” (Neil Gaiman).
“There’s more imagination on a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics” (Ursula K. Le Guin): Sunny has always felt like an outcast — until she discovers her magical ability and learns to fight dark forces. With over 8,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!