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Akata Warrior
Nsibidi Scripts (Related to this series)
- Author
- Nnedi Okorafor
- Narrator
- Yetide Badaki
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 3 January 2019
- Run Time
- 12 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
What to expect
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 mysterious 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 listeners spellbound.
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Details
- Author
- Nnedi Okorafor
- Narrator
- Yetide Badaki
- Duration
- 12 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 January 2019
- ISBN
- 9781977372437
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Synopsis
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 mysterious 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 listeners spellbound.
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