Akata Warrior

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Akata Warrior
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First edition
Author Nnedi Okorafor
Audio read byYetide Badaki
IllustratorDesigned by Jim Hoover
Cover artistGreg Ruth
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Nsibidi Scripts #2
Genre Young adult, fantasy
Set in Aba, Nigeria
Publisher Viking Books
Publication date
October 3, 2017
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, ebook, audiobook, kindle, audible
Pages477 pp
Awards
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]

Contents

Plots

Reception

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]

Awards and recognitions

Honors

Awards

Sequel

The sequel to Akata Warrior is Akata Woman , which was released on January 18, 2022. [12] [13]

References

  1. "Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor: 9780142425855 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "The Nsibidi Script Series - Nnedi Okorafor". nnedi.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "2018 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. March 15, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Locus Young Adult Award". Worlds Without End. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  5. "27". Akata Warrior.
  6. Akata Warrior.
  7. Alter, Alexandra (October 6, 2017). "Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  8. "Gary K. Wolfe reviews Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor". Locus Online. November 11, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. "The Bewitching Book Covers of Okorafor's Akata Witch and Akata Warrior". Brittle Paper . January 18, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  10. "Notable Children's Books of 2017". The New York Times. November 27, 2017. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  11. "The Best Young Adult Books of 2017". The B&N Teen Blog. December 14, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  12. NNEDI., OKORAFOR (2022). AKATA WOMAN. VIKING CHILDREN'S BOOKS. ISBN   978-0-451-48058-3. OCLC   1246726914.
  13. "Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor: 9780451480583 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.