Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor was born in 1972, Nnedi Okorafor has written at least 96 books. Their most popular book is Binti: The Complete Trilogy with 461 saves with an average rating of 3.78⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres one, asdfsa, and Asdfsa.

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Author Bio

Nnedi Okorafor is a New York Times Bestselling writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. The more specific terms for her works are africanfuturism and africanjujuism, both terms she coined and defined.

Born in the United States to two Nigerian (Igbo) immigrant parents and visiting family in Nigeria since she was a child, the foundation and inspiration of Nnedi’s work is rooted in this part of Africa. Her many works include Who Fears Death (winner of the World Fantasy Award and in development at HBO as a TV series), the Nebula and Hugo award winning novella trilogy Binti (in development as a TV series), the Lodestar and Locus Award winning Nsibidi Scripts Series, LaGuardia (winner of a Hugo and Eisner awards for Best Graphic Novel) and her most recent novella Remote Control. Her debut novel Zahrah the Windseeker won the prestigious Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature.

She lives with her daughter Anyaugo in Phoenix, AZ. Learn more about Nnedi at Nnedi.com and follow Nnedi on twitter (as @Nnedi), Facebook and Instagram.

Akata Witch

#1 of 3 in The Nsibidi Scripts

Akata Witch
ByNnedi Okorafor

2011 • 295 Readers • 349 pages 4

Remote Control

Remote Control
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 252 Readers • 160 pages 3.9

Who Fears Death

#1 of 1 in Who Fears Death

Who Fears Death
ByNnedi Okorafor

2010 • 230 Readers • 386 pages 3.8

Binti

#1 of 3 in Binti

Binti
ByNnedi Okorafor

2015 • 205 Readers • 96 pages 3.9

Home

#2 of 3 in Binti

Home
ByNnedi Okorafor

2017 • 170 Readers • 133 pages 4

The Night Masquerade

#3 of 3 in Binti

The Night Masquerade
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 160 Readers • 160 pages 4.1

Out There Screaming

Out There Screaming
ByN.K. Jemisin,Erin E. Adams,+17 more

2023 • 142 Readers • 400 pages 3.4

Lagoon

Lagoon
ByNnedi Okorafor

2014 • 127 Readers • 306 pages 3.6

Noor

Noor
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 113 Readers • 225 pages 4

Akata Warrior

#2 of 3 in The Nsibidi Scripts

Akata Warrior
ByNnedi Okorafor

2017 • 78 Readers • 477 pages 4.3

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

2017 • 71 Readers • 240 pages 3.9

The Book of Phoenix

#0 of 1 in Who Fears Death

The Book of Phoenix
ByNnedi Okorafor

2015 • 53 Readers • 290 pages 3.9

Just Out of Jupiter's Reach

#5 of 6 in The Far Reaches

2023 • 51 Readers • 45 pages 3.5

Akata Woman

#3 of 3 in The Nsibidi Scripts

Akata Woman
ByNnedi Okorafor

2022 • 44 Readers • 416 pages 4.4

After the Rain

After the Rain
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 29 Readers • 128 pages 3.6

The Black Pages

#2 of 6 in Black Stars

The Black Pages
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 26 Readers • 31 pages 3.7

Zahrah the Windseeker

Zahrah the Windseeker
ByNnedi Okorafor

2005 • 26 Readers • 308 pages 3.9

Death of the Author

Death of the Author
ByNnedi Okorafor

2025 • 23 Readers • 448 pages 5

Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search For Black Panther

#1 of 1 in Shuri

Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search For Black Panther
ByNnedi Okorafor(Writer),Leonardo Romero(Illustrator)

2019 • 22 Readers • 112 pages 3.7

Shadow Speaker

#1 of 2 in The Desert Magician's Duology

Shadow Speaker
ByNnedi Okorafor

2007 • 21 Readers • 338 pages 3.9

Ikenga

Ikenga
ByNnedi Okorafor

2020 • 21 Readers • 229 pages 3.6

Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected

TED Books

2019 • 18 Readers • 112 pages 4.3

Kabu Kabu

Kabu Kabu
ByNnedi Okorafor

2013 • 15 Readers • 264 pages 3.9

Like Thunder

#2 of 2 in The Desert Magician's Duology

Like Thunder
ByNnedi Okorafor

2023 • 14 Readers 4

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition

#1 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com

2012 • 13 Readers • 206 pages 4.2

Shadow Speaker

#1 of 2 in The Desert Magician's Duology

Shadow Speaker
ByNnedi Okorafor

2007 • 13 Readers • 352 pages

So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction and Fantasy

So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction and Fantasy
ByNalo Hopkinson(Editor),Uppinder Mehan(Editor)

2004 • 12 Readers • 304 pages 4

She Who Knows

#1 of 1 in She Who Knows

She Who Knows
ByNnedi Okorafor

2024 • 10 Readers • 161 pages 4.3

Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow

Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow
ByKirsten Berg(Editor),Torie Bosch(Editor)

2016 • 10 Readers • 256 pages 3.8

The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories

The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories
ByNeil Gaiman,Amal El-Mohtar,+18 more

2017 • 9 Readers • 284 pages 3

Binti

#1 of 3 in Binti

Binti
ByNnedi Okorafor

2015 • 8 Readers • 112 pages 3.5

Hello, Moto

Hello, Moto
ByNnedi Okorafor

2011 • 7 Readers • 16 pages 3.3

Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History

Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History
ByDaniel José Older(Editor),Meghna Jayanth(Contributor)

2014 • 7 Readers • 363 pages 4

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Home
ByNnedi Okorafor

7 Readers 4

Africanfuturism: An Anthology

Africanfuturism: An Anthology
ByWole Talabi(Editor),Nnedi Okorafor(Contributor)

2020 • 6 Readers • 113 pages

Twelve Tomorrows

#5 of 1 in Twelve Tomorrows

Twelve Tomorrows
ByCixin Liu(Contributor),Wade Roush(Editor)

2018 • 5 Readers • 248 pages 4

Binti: Sacred Fire

#1.5 of 3 in Binti

Binti: Sacred Fire
ByNnedi Okorafor,Carla Bataller Estruch(Translator)

2019 • 5 Readers • 68 pages 2.5

Shuri (2018-2019) #1

2 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri (2018-2019) #1
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 5 Readers 3

Black Panther

Black Panther
ByNnedi Okorafor,Andre Araujo

2018 • 4 Readers • 136 pages 3.5

Eclipse 3: New Science Fiction and Fantasy

#3 of 4 in Eclipse

Eclipse 3: New Science Fiction and Fantasy
ByJonathan Strahan(Editor),Daniel Abraham(Contributor)

2001 • 4 Readers 3

The Scenic Route

The Scenic Route
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 4 Readers 3

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The Shadow Speaker
ByNnedi Okorafor

4 Readers

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2017 • 3 Readers

After the End: Recent Apocalypses

After the End: Recent Apocalypses
ByKage Baker(Contributor),Mary Rosenblum(Contributor)

2013 • 3 Readers • 384 pages 3

The Apex Book of World SF 2

The Apex Book of World SF 2
ByRochita Loenen-Ruiz,Lauren Beukes,+26 more

2012 • 3 Readers • 375 pages

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#1 of 1 in LaGuardia

LaGuardia #1
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 3 Readers

Marvel's Voices: Legacy #1

Marvel's Voices

Marvel's Voices: Legacy #1
ByJohn Ridley,Ho Che Anderson,+4 more

2021 • 3 Readers • 35 pages 3.8

Year's Best SF 17

#17 of 1 in Year's Best SF

Year's Best SF 17
ByKathryn Cramer(Editor, Contributor),Ken MacLeod(Contributor)

2012 • 2 Readers • 504 pages

Black Panther

#3 of 5 in Penguin Classics Marvel Collection

Black Panther
ByDon McGregor,Stan Lee,+3 more

2022 • 2 Readers • 414 pages

AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers

#1 of 2 in AfroSF

AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers
ByIvor W. Hartmann(Editor),Nnedi Okorafor(Contributor)

2012 • 2 Readers

What Sunny Saw in the Flames

2016 • 2 Readers • 314 pages 4.5

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 54, March 2011
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),Nnedi Okorafor(Contributor)

2011 • 1 Reader • 52 pages

Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology

Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology
ByJordan Ellinger(Editor),Richard Salter(Editor)

2014 • 1 Reader • 372 pages

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 32, May 2009
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),Nnedi Okorafor(Contributor)

2009 • 1 Reader • 47 pages

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Luminescent Threads
ByAlaya Dawn Johnson,Sheree Renée Thomas,+52 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 416 pages 4

African Monsters

#2 of 2 in Fox Spirit Books of Monsters

African Monsters
ByNnedi Okorafor,Dilman Dila,+14 more

2015 • 1 Reader • 198 pages

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Tor.com Publishing Deluxe Sampler 1
ByTor Books,Cassandra Khaw,+10 more

2016 • 1 Reader • 167 pages

Strange Adventures

Strange Adventures
BySelwyn Seyfu Hinds,Paul Cornell,+17 more

2014 • 1 Reader 2

Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013

#1 of 1 in Year's Best YA Speculative Fiction

Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013
ByKen Liu(Contributor),Julia Rios(Editor)

2013 • 1 Reader • 308 pages

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Spider the Artist
ByNnedi Okorafor

2011 • 1 Reader • 19 pages 4

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2 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #2
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 1 Reader

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2 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #8
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader

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Antar #1
ByNnedi Okorafor

1 Reader • 33 pages

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 204, September 2023

#204 of 16 in Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 204, September 2023
ByNnedi Okorafor,D.A. Spires,+5 more

2023 • 1 Reader • 148 pages 3.5

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LaGuardia\xa0 #1
ByNnedi Okorafor

1 Reader

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2 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #4
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader 4

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2 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #10
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader

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2 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #3
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 1 Reader 4

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2 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #9
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader

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2 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #5
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader

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#1 of 3 in Binti

Binti: Binti, T1
ByNnedi Okorafor,Hermine Hémon(Translator),+1 more

2015 • 1 Reader • 184 pages

The Girl with the Magic Hands

2013 • 1 Reader • 48 pages

Without a Map

Without a Map
ByNnedi Okorafor,Mary Anne Mohanraj

2010 • 1 Reader • 152 pages

Laguna

Laguna
ByNnedi Okorafor

2017 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

Wonder Woman: Black and Gold (2021-) #4

#4 of 6 in Wonder Woman: Black and Gold

Wonder Woman: Black and Gold (2021-) #4
BySina Grace,Andrew Constant,+1 more

1 Reader • 46 pages

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Lightspeed Magazine, March 2011
ByLightspeed Magazine

2011 • 1 Reader 4

Decision Points

Decision Points
ByBryan Thomas Schmidt(Editor),Lois McMaster Bujold(Contributor)

2016 • 1 Reader • 356 pages 5

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 121, October 2016

#121 of 16 in Clarkesworld Magazine

2016 • 1 Reader • 148 pages

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Tor.com Publishing Fall 2015 Sampler
ByTor Books,Paul Cornell,+9 more

2015 • 1 Reader

The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2: Provocative essays on feminism, race, revolution, and the future

#2 of 1 in The WisCon Chronicles

2008 • 1 Reader • 199 pages

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36
ByEcho Chernik,Katherine Kurtz,+17 more

2020 • 1 Reader 3.5

Mother of Invention

Mother of Invention
ByNnedi Okorafor

1 Reader

Tor.com Collection: Season 1

Tor.com Collection: Season 1
ByTor Books,Nnedi Okorafor,+9 more

2016 • 1 Reader 2

Binti 3

Binti 3
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 96 pages

The Tor.com Sampler

The Tor.com Sampler
ByRuthanna Emrys,Guy Haley,+9 more

2016 • 200 pages

Avengers - Gefahr aus Wakanda

2019 • 140 pages

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Marvel-Verse: Shuri
ByNnedi Okorafor

The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories

The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories
ByNeil Gaiman,Amal El-Mohtar,+2 more

2017 • 288 pages

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Avengers: One-Shots

Avengers
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018

Lightspeed: Year One

15 Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed: Year One
ByJohn Joseph Adams(Editor),Catherynne M. Valente(Contributor)

2011 • 610 pages

Chicken in the Kitchen

Chicken in the Kitchen
ByNnedi Okorafor

2020 • 32 pages

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Guerrera Akata
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 427 pages