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Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor(a) (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu; born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and science fiction for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker, Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, Lagoon and Remote Control. She has also written for comics and film.

Her writing, which she describes as "Africanfuturism" and "Africanjujuism", is heavily influenced by her dual Nigerian and American heritage. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Eisner Award.

Nigerian-American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and comics (born 1974)

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Who fears death

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2010 — 18 editions
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Akata witch

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2011 — 13 editions

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Binti: home

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2017 — 10 editions

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The book of Phoenix

by Nnedi Okorafor
First published in 2015 — 7 editions
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Chicken in the kitchen

by Nnedi Okorafor and Mehrdokht Amini First published in 2015 — 7 editions

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Binti

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2015 — 7 editions

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Lagoon

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2014 — 7 editions

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Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: 40 Stories Celebrating 40 Years

by Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, and Sabaa Tahir First published in 2017 — 7 editions

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Binti: the Night Masquerade

by Nnedi Okorafor and Bel Olid First published in 2018 — 6 editions

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Ikenga

by Nnedi Okorafor and Ben Onwukwe First published in 2020 — 6 editions

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Death of the Author: A Novel

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2025 — 6 editions

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The shadow speaker

by Nnedi Okorafor
First published in 2007 — 6 editions
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Akata warrior

by Nnedi Okorafor, Yetide Badaki, and Carla Bataller Estruch First published in 2017 — 5 editions

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Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2019 — 5 editions

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Infinite Stars

by Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Robert Silverberg, Orson Scott Card, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, William C. Dietz, Cordwainer Smith, Lois McMaster Bujold, Elizabeth Moon, and 19 others
First published in 2017 — 5 editions
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Zahrah the Windseeker

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2005 — 4 editions

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Akata Woman

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2022 — 4 editions

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Noor

by Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2021 — 4 editions

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Colección 100% Shuri 1. En Busca De Pantera Negra: EN BUSCA DE PANTERA NEGRA

by GONZALO QUESADA and Nnedi Okorafor First published in 2019 — 4 editions

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Guerrera Akata

by Nnedi Okorafor and Carla Bataller Estruch First published in 2021 — 3 editions

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Nigerian-American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and comics (born 1974)

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8 April 1974

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OLID: OL7350596A
Amazon ID: B001IYTVPM
BookBrainz: 9a0700e7-c1c3-475b-8d09-36ff4f6f3295
GoodReads: 588356
ISNI: 0000000037028083
IMDb: nm5665589
Library of Congress Names: n2004028670
LibraryThing: okoraformbachunnedi
MusicBrainz: 9f2ad17b-8a97-48b3-b601-ee5c81b27480
VIAF: 78167151
Wikidata: Q3877423
Inventaire.io: wd:Q3877423

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Nnedi Okorafor-mbachu
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Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Nnedi Okorafor (author)
Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor
Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor
NNEDI OKORAFOR

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