The newest novel by the author of Akata Witch and the forthcoming Marvel comic book series about Shuri, Black Panther\'s sister "The most imaginative, gripping, enchanting fantasy novels I have ever read " --Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of Speak A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. com.. nnedi.
She can be contacted via her website, www.
She lives in Chicago with her daughter Anyaugo and family.
Nnedi\'s books are inspired by her Nigerian heritage and her many trips to Africa.
She has been the winner of many awards for her short stories and young adult books, and won a World Fantasy Award for Who Fears Death.
She holds a Ph D in English and is a professor of creative writing at Chicago State University.
About the Author: Nnedi Okorafor was born in the United States to two Igbo (Nigerian) immigrant parents.
Akata Warrior blends mythology, fantasy, history and magic into a compelling tale that will keep readers spellbound.
Much-honored Nnedi Okorafor, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards, merges today\'s Nigeria with a unique world she creates.
With the support of her Leopard Society friends, Orlu, Chichi, and Sasha, and of her spirit face, Anyanwu, she will travel through worlds both visible and invisible to the mysteries town of Osisi, where she will fight a climactic battle to save humanity.
Eventually, Sunny knows she must confront her destiny.
Now, stronger, feistier, and a bit older, Sunny is studying with her mentor Sugar Cream and struggling to unlock the secrets in her strange Nsibidi book.
As she began to develop her magical powers, Sunny learned that she had been chosen to lead a dangerous mission to avert an apocalypse, brought about by the terrifying masquerade, Ekwensu.
The newest novel by the author of Akata Witch and the forthcoming Marvel comic book series about Shuri, Black Panther\'s sister "The most imaginative, gripping, enchanting fantasy novels I have ever read " --Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of Speak A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society
