Defeating the guardians of the prize will take more from Sunny than she has to give, and triumph will mean she will be forever changed.

With the help of her friends, Sunny embarks on a mission to find a precious object hidden deep in an otherworldly realm. Now, those hard lessons and abilities are put to the test in a quest so dangerous and fantastical, it would be madness to go.but may destroy the world if she does not. Throughout her adventures in Akata Witch and Akata Warrior, she had to navigate the balance between nearly everything in her life-America and Nigeria, the 'normal' world and the one infused with juju, human and spirit, good daughter and powerful Leopard Person. 'In this series, Okorafor creates a stunningly original world of African magic that draws on Nigerian folk beliefs and rituals instead of relying on the predictable tropes of Western fantasy novels.'įrom the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had mystical energy flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her powers. Okorafor’s novels tend to reflect both her West-African heritage and American experiences, but in this series she creates a stunningly original world of African magic that draws on Nigerian folk beliefs and rituals instead of relying on the predictable tropes of Western fantasy novels.Akata Woman is the New York Times bestselling third book in the series that started with Akata Witch, named one of Time magazine's '100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time' and '100 Best YA Books of All Time,' from award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor.

due to the derogatory meaning of ‘akata’ in some Nigerian dialects) is the first in a trilogy by Hugo and Nebula award-winning Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor. Affectionately dubbed 'the Nigerian Harry Potter,' Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding ones place in the world. Akata Witch (retitled What Sunny Saw in the Flames in Nigeria and the U.K.

In the world of the Leopard People, Sunny’s albinism is a portent of great power, but first she has to learn how to wield it. Until, that is, she falls in with a new group of friends who are descended from Leopard People, mysterious practitioners of old magic tied to ancient African religions. Not only is she treated like a foreigner, but she is albino and ostracized at school for her differences. Born in New York to Nigerian parents, 12-year-old Sunny follows her family back to their home country, where she finds it hard to fit in.

Akata woman by nnedi okorafor