Nnedi Okorafor writes glorious futures and fabulous fantasies.
Le Guin, and many more!.
Her writing has been called "stunning" by The New York Times and her fans include Neil Gaiman, Rick Riordan, John Green, Ursula K.
Will their training be enough to help them combat a threat whose powers greatly outnumber theirs?World Fantasy Award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor blends magic and adventure to create a lush world.
But as she\'s finding her footing, Sunny and her friends are asked by the magical authorities to help track down a career criminal who knows magic, too.
And she has a lot of catching up to do.
Soon she\'s part of a quartet of magic students, studying the visible and invisible, learning to change reality.
And then she discovers something amazing--she is a free agent with latent magical power.
There seems to be no place where she fits in.
She\'s a terrific athlete, but can\'t go out into the sun to play soccer.
Her features are West African, but she\'s albino.
Perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone!Sunny Nwazue lives in Nigeria, but she was born in New York City. -- Neil Gaiman, author of The Graveyard Book and American GodsAffectionately dubbed the Nigerian Harry Potter, Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one\'s place in the world.
Her characters take your heart and squeeze it; her worlds open your mind to new things.
Nnedi Okorafor writes glorious futures and fabulous fantasies
