Nnedi Okorafor writes glorious futures and fabulous fantasies. Her
characters take your heart and squeeze it; her worlds open your mind to
new things. -- Neil Gaiman, author of The Graveyard Book and American
Gods
Affectionately dubbed the Nigerian Harry Potter, Akata Witch weaves
together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's
place in the world. Perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone!
Sunny Nwazue lives in Nigeria, but she was born in New York City. Her
features are West African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete,
but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place
where she fits in. And then she discovers something amazing--she is a
free agent with latent magical power. 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. 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. 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. Her writing has been called "stunning"
by The New York Times and her fans include Neil Gaiman, Rick Riordan,
John Green, Ursula K. Le Guin, and many more!
Raves for Nnedi Okorafor's writing:
There's more imagination on a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in
whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics. --Ursula K. Le Guin,
award-winning author of A Wizard of Earthsea
"The most imaginative, gripping, enchanting fantasy novels I have ever
read!" --Laurie Halse Anderson, National Book Award finalist and New
York Times bestselling author of Speak
I always loved science fiction, but I didn't feel I was part of
it--until I read first Octavia Butler, and now Nnedi Okorafor. --Whoopi
Goldberg
Highly original stuff, episode after amazing episode, full of color,
life, and death. Nnedi Okorafor's work is wonderful! --Diana Wynne
Jones, award-winning author of The Chronicles of Chrestomanci
Jam-packed with mythological wonders. --Rick Riordan, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Okorafor's imagination is stunning. --The New York Times Book Review
