![]() Lonely Rich Kid: Dikeogu, at one point.Human Aliens: People from Ginen look like black Africans.Exotic Extended Marriage: Princess Sarauniya Jaa has two husbands.Conspicuously Public Assassination: When Jaa beheads Ejii's father.Continuity Nod: Ginen is the main setting of Okorafor's first book, Zahrah the Windseeker, and a minor character, Sunshine is a windseeker.Casting a Shadow: Ejii is a "Shadow Speaker", or someone who can talk to shadows.Bad Powers, Good People: Ejii and Dikeogu. ![]() Afrofuturism: Ejii lives in a small village in Niger that is pretty poor but also has technology ranging from iPads to water creating devices.Chief Ette and Dikeogu of the neglectful variety, Ejii's father of the psychological type. Abusive Parents: They abound in this book.Absurdly Sharp Blade: Jaa's green metal sword. ![]() Her people need to be protected from a force seeking to annihilate them. ![]() With a newfound friend by her side, Ejii comes face to face with an earth turned inside out - and with her own magical powers.īut Ejii soon discovers that her travels across the sands of the Sahara have a greater purpose. In an era of mind-blowing technology and seductive magic, Ejii embarks on a mystical journey to track down her father's killer. When 15-year old Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, her world shatters. 2007 book by Nnedi Okorafor (as Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu). ![]()
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