Shadow Speaker: Book 1 The Desert Magician's Duology by Nnedi Okorafor

  Deluxe, expanded edition of an out-of-print early novel from Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor, with a brand-new introduction from the author.Haunted by vengeance. Destined for peace.Niger, West Africa, 2074When fifteen-year old Ejii witnesses her father’s beheading, her world shatters. In a time of mind-blowing technology and seductive mysticism, Ejii embarks on a journey to track down her father’s killer. With a newfound friend by her side, Ejii comes face to face with an earth turned inside out — and with her own mystical ability.  And then she discovers that her travels across the sands of the Sahara have a deeper purpose.Nnedi Okorafor says this about Shadow Speaker: “An unexpected apocalypse, spontaneous forests, polyandry, strange insects, fast cars, a new type of Sahara Desert, male beauty contests, death, robust chiefs schooled in martial arts, crafty assassins, this novel has many lives.”Now in an updated edition with a new introduction from the author herself, Shado