Akata warrior /
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Viking, 2017Description: 477 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780142425855
- 9780670785612
- 067078561X
- [Fic] 23
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | Coeur d'Alene Library Young Adult Fiction | Coeur d'Alene Library | Book | YA OKORAFO AKATA.W BK.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 50610023406213 | |||
| Standard Loan | Wallace Junior/Senior High School Library Fantasy | Wallace Junior/Senior High School Library | Book | OKORAF/AR 5.0 (Akata #2) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 50610013179143 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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. 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. 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.
Eventually, Sunny knows she must confront her destiny. 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.
Much-honored Nnedi Okorafor, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards, merges today's Nigeria with a unique world she creates. Akata Warrior blends mythology, fantasy, history and magic into a compelling tale that will keep readers spellbound.
Sequel to: Akata witch.
Now stronger, feistier, and a bit older, Sunny Nwazue, along with her friends from the the Leopard Society, travel through worlds, both visible and invisible, to the mysterious town of Osisi, where they fight in a climactic battle to save humanity.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Nnedi Okorafor was born in the United States to two Igbo (Nigerian) immigrant parents. She holds a PhD in English and is a professor of creative writing at Chicago State University. 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 . Nnedi's books are inspired by her Nigerian heritage and her many trips to Africa. She lives in Chicago with her daughter Anyaugo and family. She can be contacted via her website, www.nnedi.com.There are no comments on this title.