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Book SynopsisThis 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 fictionAn 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 HouseNiger, 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 Aïr 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 Dikéogu Obidimkpa slowly losing his mind. Yes, that boy who can bring rain just by thin
Trade ReviewPraise for Like Thunder"An epic collision of new tech and elemental magic—
suspensful, immersive, and chillingly relevant.
Another stunning feat of imagination from Nnedi Okorafor." —Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Ninth House"Okorafor pulls no punches...An emotional near-future novel that
will keep readers turning pages even as their mountain of questions grows larger." —
Kirkus"The
impressive finale to Nebula Award winner Okorafor’s Desert Magician’s Duology.... Dikéogu’s perspective lends greater depth to Okorafor’s apocalyptic Saharan world." —
Publishers Weekly "
Like Thunder is
an excellent demonstration of [Okorafor's] gifts as a novelist: it is inventive, fast-paced, and deeply concerned with difficult journeys to self-discovery, as well as the transformative costs of such adventures." —
Los Angeles Review of Books"
Compelling and captivating from the first page...a heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful message delivered." — Marlene Harris
, Reading Reality
Praise for Shadow Speaker, Book 1 of the Desert Magician's Duology"
A mind-blowing expedition into a not too distant future world."
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“
Shadow Speaker is
wonderful, highly original stuff, episode after amazing episode, full of color, life and death…. Nnedi also deals head-on with the fact that power and pain are closely linked, as are magic and blood. I think this book is
marvelous.” —Diana Wynne Jones, author of
Howl’s Moving Castle and the Chronicles of Chrestomanci
“
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, author of
The Left Hand of Darkness“
Shadow Speaker is
endlessly imaginative, full of mystery and delight on every page. Nnedi Okorafor is a voice that will delight readers of all ages and backgrounds.” —Tananarive Due, American Book Award-winning author of Joplin’s Ghost
