The Shadow Speaker was such a breath of fresh air.Â From the beginning it was wonderful to sink into the world of Nnedi Okorafor’s imagination. I’ve been having a sort of disappointing book year.Â It isn’t unusual for me not to give out many 5 star ratings.Â I just did 7/170 last year.Â But so far this has been a solidly 3 star book year for me.Â That doesn’t mean I don’t like them.Â It means that I liked them enough to finish them but they aren’t going to stay with me.

Now in an updated edition with a new introduction from the author herself, The 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.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. Her people need to be protected from a force seeking to annihilate them. But Ejii soon discovers that her travels across the sands of the Sahara have a greater purpose. With a newfound friend by her side, Ejii comes face to face with an earth turned inside out-and with her own magical powers. In an era of mind-blowing technology and seductive magic, Ejii embarks on a mystical journey to track down her father's killer. Niger, West Africa, 2070: After fifteen-year old Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, her world shatters. Description Deluxe, expanded edition of an out-of-print early novel from Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor, with a brand-new introduction from the author

The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor