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Akata Warrior
(2017)(Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi)
(The second book in the Akata Witch series)A novel by Nnedi Okorafor
2018 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel
2018 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
2018 Nommo Award for Best Novel (nominee)
Sunny Nwazue is back in this gripping sequel to Nnedi Okorafor's What Sunny Saw in the Flames. Sunny has settled into life at the Leopard Society, with friends Orlu, Chichi and Sasha. Her magic powers continue to grow under the tutelage of her mentor Sugar Cream, as Sunny studies her strange Nsidi book and begins to understand her spirit face, Anyanwu.
But Sunny cannot escape from her destiny, and she soon finds she must travel to the shadowy town of Osisi. The journey is fraught with danger, taking Sunny through unseen worlds, and awaiting her is a battle to determine humanity's fate. Sunny & The Mysteries of Osisi is a compelling tale combining culture, fantasy, history and magic.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
But Sunny cannot escape from her destiny, and she soon finds she must travel to the shadowy town of Osisi. The journey is fraught with danger, taking Sunny through unseen worlds, and awaiting her is a battle to determine humanity's fate. Sunny & The Mysteries of Osisi is a compelling tale combining culture, fantasy, history and magic.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Praise for this book
"The most imaginative, gripping, enchanting fantasy novels I have ever read!" - Laurie Halse Anderson
"Highly original stuff, episode after amazing episode, full of color, life, and death. Nnedi Okorafor's work is wonderful!" - Diana Wynne Jones
"There’s more imagination on a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." - Ursula K Le Guin
"Jam-packed with mythological wonders." - Rick Riordan
"Highly original stuff, episode after amazing episode, full of color, life, and death. Nnedi Okorafor's work is wonderful!" - Diana Wynne Jones
"There’s more imagination on a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." - Ursula K Le Guin
"Jam-packed with mythological wonders." - Rick Riordan
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