Did yall see the news? Nnedi Okorafor announced SHE WHO KNOWS, an upcoming prequel to Who Fears Death?!? Have you read Who Fears Death and Book of Phoenix? If not, we are in stock! Link in bio: @sistahscifi | www.sistahscifi.com | https://sistahscifi.com/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage&q=Who+fears+death. Better yet, check it out from your local #library! Reposted @nnediokorafor 💥DAW Books has acquired North American rights and audio to three adult africanjujuist novellas by award-winning superstar Nnedi Okorafor: She Who Knows and two sequels. “I’ve wanted to write this story for over a decade,” Okorafor shared in an exclusive statement to io9. “It’s been dwelling in my head like a living storm. If you thought Onyesonwu from Who Fears Death was intense, wait until you truly meet her mother. Phew!” #nnediokorafor #nnedi #nnedimmankemdiliokorafor #nnedimma #SheWhoKnowsTrilogy #WhoFearsDeath #TheBookOfPhoenix #africanjujuism #africanfuturism #trilogy #novellas #sciencefiction #literature #africanliterature #sistahscifi @dawbooks (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpnMvoGrkQO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

¡Y esta es mi lectura inminente! Ya sabéis que adoro cada novela escrita por Nnedi Okorafor ❤️ Debo reconocer que me ha sorprendido la fría acogida de este libro por parte de los seguidores y colaboradores de la editorial Nocturna, así como la poca promoción (en mi opinión) que se le ha dado desde dicha editorial 🤷🏾 Os dejos la sinopsis aquí abajo. Sinopsis: Sunny Nwazue vive en Nigeria, pero nació en Nueva York. Sus facciones son corrientes, pero es albina. Se le dan muy bien los deportes, pero no puede practicarlos bajo el sol. En resumen, no parece encajar en ningún sitio... Hasta que un día sucede algo increíble: ve el fin del mundo en la llama de una vela. Lo que parecía ser una alucinación es lo que la acaba uniendo a otros tres chicos en su misma situación: tiene habilidades mágicas. Cuando Sunny y sus nuevos compañeros empiezan a seguir el rastro de un criminal que también domina la magia, lo visible y lo invisible se funden en una realidad que, como pronto descubren, no para de transformarse. Porque ¿qué significa «real» cuando lo irreal ha demostrado formar parte de la existencia? #brujaakata #akatawitch #nnediokorafor #whofearsdeath #quientemealamuerte #smaugcomix #cienciaficcion #scifi #futureclassic #scifibooks #crononauta #blackfeminist #blackfeminism #afrofuturism #afrofuturism #booklovers #instabooks #booksbooksbooks #bookblogger #bookblog #bookstagram #bookstagramer #bookstagramespaña #booklr https://www.instagram.com/p/B5u0ii6lWYD/?igshid=1m4tqynp7stjv

I am happy to announce that I am almost at the end of this read. I don’t usually read sci-fi books but I appreciate the importance of representation in Africa. I have been greatly frustrated at the limits of feminism and agency in a world where sorcery is reserved for men. I am delighted about this post apocalyptic read that is centered around traditional African community while deeply technological and paradoxically magical. It’s such a mindfuck to read a book where there is no tension between science and technology and the powers of the spiritual realm. She captured it so beautifully. Every chapter packs a punch. I’d recommend everybody reads this book but I will caution that it may be triggering in terms of rape scenes and genital mutilation. I cannot wait to review this and introduce yet another Womxn I have fallen in love with since Lilith from Marlon James’ “The book of Night Women” #jonathanball #whofearsdeath #nnediokorafor (at Smaak.)

Day 27: Who Fears Death by @nnediokorafor "An award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with her World Fantasy Award-winning novel of a remarkable woman in post-apocalyptic Africa.  In a post-apocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways; yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land. A woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert, hoping to die. Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different—special—she names her Onyesonwu, which means “Who fears death?” in an ancient language." #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAuthors #nnediokorafor #WhoFearsDeath #AfricanFuturism #fantasy #representationmatters #TWrape #nerdymama #nerdybooks #booknerd #blackgirlsread #POCbookstagrammer #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CL0pNOAAqpv/?igshid=1077tmin4etj1

Have you ever been so excited for a character that you ramble off on four different tangents? We certainly have, and it made for terrible podcasting so we rerecorded the bit. Trust us, clarity over sincerity. The full quote from Who Fears Death: “My cousin always talks about how only a pure woman attracts a man pure enough to bring pleasure to the marriage bed. She says her husband is the purest man around . . . probably because he was the first who didn’t bring her pain.” “Ugh,” Luyu said, angrily. “We’re tricked into thinking our husbands are gods.” You can find our episode discussing Who Fears Death here: -on our website: http://bit.ly/3oQPCdc -on @applepodcast: https://apple.co/3tv4txu -on @spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ru2O9P . . . #podcast #bookpodcast #whofearsdeath #nnediokorafor #bookrecommendations #africanfuturism #africanjujuism #goodreads #scifi #literature #fantasy #books #booklover #bibliophile #sff #fiction #bookstagram #fictionfans #fictionfanspodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CLmnEa7Hg5V/?igshid=o2l22fb5u1le

“Things were changing. A revolution has happening.” Just finished this riveting, post-apocalyptic journey through the Sudan. This story is important, breathtaking, and resonates so deeply in the world we are currently inhabiting. ✨🔥🌅 #whofearsdeath #nnediokorafor #blackstoriesmatter #blackauthors #readit #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CCRKiNhDXmO/?igshid=11wd5chomdi23

A #bookamonth challenge. January- #whofearsdeath February- #thevegetarian March- #therighteousmind #coronavirus won’t stop me 😝 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-bJqPipXz65y92x7VWoMhwSfQaMUuI1fmgPAw0/?igshid=rv1812j0dqyf

Managed to finish 'IT in October and the beautifully written 'Who Fears Death" last month as well! On to more Nnedi Okorafor! Can't wait to finish 'The Book of Phoenix' 🌺🌵 #books #nnediokorafor #blackfemaleauthors #stephenking #it #whofearsdeath #onyesonwu #thebookofphoenix

"Flawed, imperfect creatures! That's what we both are, oga! That's what we ALL are!" This bookstore, Blackwell's... Where I got nine books for the price of six, was where I found a copy of @nnediokorafor's #whofearsdeath . Not keen on the small print, but always look forward to #blackgirlmagic... or just #blackgirl and #magic text, either way. #imagecredit: Mumu (at Nor' Loft) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Z0HDzDhEF/?igshid=1niygbbib93xj

Yes!! Who else loves books read by Yetida Badaki!!!!!

Reposted @nnediokorafor The new audiobook of WHO FEARS DEATH is now available on @librofm. It’s read by @yetide (American Gods, This is Us, Rise).

It’s such a powerful reading. Yetide channels Onyesonwu so well!

Today, I also finished an ugly messy draft of the second book in the SHE WHO KNOWS novella series (which is about Onyesonwu’s mother Najeeba)!

This is my first time saying this publicly (my editor doesn’t even know I’ve been working on it). Now that the draft is out of my head, I can finally admit I’ve been working on it, 😆.

These books are set before and after WHO FEARS DEATH. It’s been surreal revisiting this world and characters. Phew.

The story keeps growing.

#nnediokorafor

#yetidebadaki

#africanjujuism

#africanfuturism

#speculativefiction

#whofearsdeath

#shewhoknows

#SistahScifi

The great @nnediokorafor speaks of growing as a writer through comics. Cannot wait to read LaGuardia. #ala2019 #akatawitch #whofearsdeath (at Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzEP9HvApfF/?igshid=1n74enzaavago

Ya me he terminado "Quien teme a la muerte" de Nnedi Okorafor. Es un libro que me ha gustado y que he disfrutado muchísimo, está automáticamente en mi lista de libros favoritos de todos los tiempos 😂 Habrá reseña muy pronto 💪🏾💜 #nnediokorafor #whofearsdeath #quientemealamuerte #cienciaficcion #scifi #futureclassic #scifibooks #crononauta #blackfeminist #blackfeminism #afrofuturism #afrofuturism #booklovers #instabooks #booksbooksbooks #bookblogger #bookblog #bookstagram #bookstagramer #bookstagramespaña #booklr https://www.instagram.com/p/B0A-KGfFVFM/?igshid=tiuwqo6u0qmd

💀SUICIDE💀 It is no more than the soul’s longing for integration with universal life force that causes us to contemplate ending our physical life. It is a deep and mystic longing for ego annihilation: the end of all illusion and a return to the oneness of Spirit. What starts as a mystic longing in childhood for ego surrender, degenerates into a self-destructive vendetta against our physical body for causing this division. As the ego fights for its survival amongst the circumstances of our life on Earth, we see drama and ‘cries for help’ when suicide attempts are not intended to succeed. Each one of those cries for help screams ‘return me to my state of peace and unity!’ But the confusion of the conditioned mind believes that help must be found outside the self. Yet no touch, no word and no gesture pacifies. This is why we have to unpack the psychology surrounding the inaccurate belief in separation. Not because it matters (the more we unpack the more we realise all these abuses, disasters and pain don’t matter) but because unless we unpack it, we will never allow ourselves access to the truth. The truth that we are whole, we are free and we can be happy and at peace in any moment, at any time, anywhere. What the suicidal person does not realise is that this physical life is an expression of exactly the same thing - the love of and longing of life force to evolve and integrate with itself. 🦋🙏🏼🦋 If you feel suicidal I ask of you one thing: do not do anything with it. Don’t store up pills or plan a leap. Sit with it. And ask the universe to show you the oneness. Then watch as it arises in everything and everyone around you as we all seem unaware of this great power of life available to us. I love you xxx #shashaspiritledlife #suicide #mentalhealthawareness #feelingsuicidal #depression #anxiety #sorrow #antidepressants #angst #unification #personalintegration #longingforlove #lovelife #whofearsdeath #nietzsche https://www.instagram.com/p/BtlEcYzBwOL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bq8gmy9ak9w2

Ko se plaši smrti?

Prvo zamislite da je to ime. Bukvalno. Zatim zamislite da je to glavni lik knjige. Kakva je knjiga ?

Nnedi Okorafor -Who fears death. Jednom knjiga!

Prvo sam mislila da je jos jedna knjiga ove spisateljice. Nekoliko njenih knjiga koje sam citala su svrstane u "young adults" žanr. Zanimljive su svakako, tinejdzeri se bave magijom u Africi. Drugacije, interesantne sa svakog aspekta. Čak i ljudima koji ne vole knjige tipa "Hari Poter", afrikanci su dovoljno drugačiji da nama evropljanima bude zanimljivo sa cisto ljudsko voajerske strane.

Ali ova knjiga, iako se naizgled bavi tinejdzerkom koja eto zna nesto magije u Africi , zapravo je jedan udarac. Udarac u lice belom svetu koji se pravi da postoje samo Evropa i Amerika.

Ljudi su svuda zli na iste nacine, ma kakve im je boje koža. U knjizi neki ljudi koji su svetliji jači su i ugnjetavaju crne ljude. Iako je to izmisljen svet sa drugacijim imenima, predelima koji se sastoje od pustinja i nešto malo rečica i zelenila, stvarni svet se lako prepoznaje. U njemu raste dete čije ime znači : Ko se plaši smrti? Dete stvoreno u zlocinu, jos drugacija od svojih sunarodnika jer je svetlija, skoro albino, ima magiju.

Knjiga se čita u dahu , i bez daha. Udara vas u glavu i stomak. Udara razlicitostima u kulturi, a onda i stvarima koje su iste a koje ne želimo da priznamo ni da znamo za njih. U isto vreme te opčini priča, vežeš se za likove, navijaš i raduješ se sa njima. Dugo, dugo mi se posle čitanja motaju delovi, rečenice i utisci iz knjige. Siguran znak da je dobra i da,ima veću vrednost nego samo da zabavi i prekrati vreme.

Napisana tako da svako razume i lako čita, kao i da prenese poruku. Odlična knjiga , i svaka preporuka za čitanje. Takođe šuška se da HBO treba da radi seriju po ovoj knjizi, a Džordž R.R. Martin bude producent.

Proširite vidike, vidite čega ima iza sledeće dine.

"It was like looking into a mirror when you've never seen your reflection."

Who fears death by Nnedi Okorafor (page 53)

Episode 2 of Fiction Fans is here! Listen to us catch up on Books 9 & 10 of Wheel of Time, gush over Who Fears Death, and chat about The Color of Magic 🎉 You can find the episode here: - on our website: http://bit.ly/3oQPCdc - on @applepodcast: https://apple.co/3tv4txu - on @spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ru2O9P . . . #podcast #newepisode #bookpodcast #amreading #books #whofearsdeath #nnediokorafor #wheeloftime #wot #discworld #terrypratchett #colorofmagic #literature #goodreads #bookrecommendations #bibliophile #sff #fiction #fantasy #booknerd #booklover #bookstagram #fictionfans #fictionfanspodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZ_yyOMDXT/?igshid=13o3rt3d9g3yo