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Author | Nnedi Okorafor |
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Audio read by | Yetide Badaki |
Illustrator | Designed by Jim Hoover |
Cover artist | Greg Ruth |
Language | English |
Series | The Nsibidi Scripts #2 |
Genre | Young adult, fantasy |
Set in | Aba, Nigeria |
Publisher | Viking Books |
Publication date | October 3, 2017 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print, ebook, audiobook, kindle, audible |
Pages | 477 pp |
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ISBN | 9780670785612 (hardcover 1st ed.) |
OCLC | 973806811 |
813.6 | |
LC Class | PZ7.O4157 Ah 2017 |
Preceded by | Akata Witch |
Followed by | Akata Woman |
Akata Warrior (retitled Sunny and the Mystery of Osisiin Nigeria and the UK) is a 2017 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor. [1] It is a sequel to Akata Witch (2011) and the second book in her The Nsibidi Scripts series; it's followed by Akata Woman (2022). [2] It won the inaugural Lodestar Award in 2018 [3] as well as the 2018 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel. [4]
The book received several positive reception [6] with most critics praising Okorafor's characters and writings. [7]
A review by the Locus Magazine called it an epic sequel. [8] Brittle Paper praised the novel and also its cover. [9]
The sequel to Akata Warrior is Akata Woman , which was released on January 18, 2022. [12] [13]