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She Who Knows and One Way Witch by Nnedi Okorafor #Wyrd&Wonder

By John Folk-Williams

She Who Knows

She Who Knows and One Way Witch are the first two novellas in Nnedi Okorafor’s She Who Knows trilogy. This series, in turn, is part of her larger Africanfuturist epic that reaches back 500 years to The Book of Phoenix. I’ve read three parts of Okorafor’s epic story. Who Fears Death is the story of […]

Filed Under: Secondary World Fantasy, Wyrd and Wonder Tagged With: Nnedi Okorafor, oppression, power, racism, religion, shapeshifter, spirits, transformation

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

By John Folk-Williams

Death of the Author

Death of the Author marks the second time (the first being Who Fears Death) Nnedi Okorafor has led me through a reading experience that felt interesting but not overwhelming only to deliver an ending section that made me wonder how she does it. For that ending delivers a powerful impact that changes my view of […]

Filed Under: Post-Apocalytic Tagged With: artificial intelligence, family, identity, imagination, love, Nnedi Okorafor, robots, story-telling

The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafur #SciFiMonth

By John Folk-Williams

The Book of Phoenix

The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafur adds to the great Africanfuturist epic Okorafur began in Who Fears Death (and which she continues with her new novella, She Who Knows). This is a prequel that describes the destruction that led to the world of the first novel, with its sharp division between light and dark […]

Filed Under: Post-Apocalytic, SciFiMonth Tagged With: Africanfuturism, colonialism, genetic engineering, Nnedi Okorafor, power, religion, slavery, story-telling

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

By John Folk-Williams

Who Fears Death

Who Fears Death (2010) by Nnedi Okorafor puzzled me at first. The central character, Onyesonwu, (whose name means “who fears death”) is an outcast figure, a child of rape, who is avoided by most people and as a result angry most of the time. But the story reveals her life on two levels, the physical […]

Filed Under: Post-Apocalytic Tagged With: Africanfuturism, colonialism, language, magic, Nnedi Okorafor, power, religion, sacrifice, shapeshifter, spirits

Favorite Fantasy Characters – #Wyrd&Wonder

By John Folk-Williams

Thanks to imyril, I wanted to pick up on her tag, Fantasy Characters of the Year, which she first saw at Space & Sorcery. I’m adapting it to Favorite Fantasy Characters of the past year or more without identifying a favorite male, female, villain, etc. – just fictional people that I find unforgettable. This theme […]

Filed Under: Favorite SFF, Wyrd and Wonder Tagged With: Gautam Bhatia, Jadie Jang, Kelly Barnhill, Leslye Penelope, Liz Williams, Marlon James, Nicola Griffith, Nnedi Okorafor

My Favorite 2021 Locus Recommendations

By John Folk-Williams

As a fan and amateur writer who doesn’t go to conferences, there are few awards I get to vote for, so I’m happy to see several of my favorites on the Locus 2021 recommendations long list. As a subscriber to this venerable magazine, I can actually participate and sent in my ballot as soon as […]

Filed Under: Favorite SFF Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alastair Reynolds, Gautam Bhatia, Lavie Tidhar, Liz Williams, Nnedi Okorafor, P. Djèlí Clark, Premee Mohammed

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