Jordan Ifueko

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Jordan Ifueko
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Jordan Ifueko in 2020
Born (1993-08-20) August 20, 1993 (age 31)
Southern California, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Nationality Nigeria
United States
Alma mater George Fox University
Period2019-Present
Genre Fantasy
Notable works Raybearer , Redemptor
Website
www.jordanifueko.com

Jordan Ifueko (born August 20, 1993) is a Nigerian American writer of fantasy and young adult fiction. [1] She is best known for her novel Raybearer , which became a New York Times bestseller, and its sequel, Redemptor. [2] Her third novel set in the world of Raybearer, The Maid and the Crocodile, was released August 2024. [3] She also writes short stories, which have been published in Strange Horizons . [4]

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Early life

Jordan Ifueko was born in Southern California to two Nigerian parents who migrated to the United States; [5] her mother is from the Yoruba tribe while her father is from the Bini tribe. Ifueko stated she grew up listening to West African folktales narrated by her mother. [5] She was home schooled by her parents and attended George Fox University in Oregon. She is married and lives in Atlanta with her family. [6]

Career

As a teenager in 2008, Ifueko wrote Jane Austen inspired Neopets fanfiction that was serialized in the Neopets in-game newspaper, The Neopian Times. [7] Ifueko's debut novel Raybearer , inspired partly by her West African heritage and other world cultures, was published on August 18, 2020, by Abrams Books, [8] and became a New York Times bestseller. [9] It was nominated for the Andre Norton Award [10] and the Goodreads Choice Award for best Debut Novel and best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction. [11] [12] The novel was honoured as one of the American Library Association's (ALA) Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults and ALA Top Ten Best Fiction. It was followed by a sequel, Redemptor , published in 2021 which was nominated for Ignyte Awards, Lodestar Award and Andre Norton Award. [13] [14] [15] [16]

In September 2021, it was announced that Netflix was in the development phase of adapting Raybearer into a television series, under a new overall deal with Gina Atwater, with Sugar23 and Macro Television Studios producing. [17]

In 2024, Ifueko announced a new book, The Maid and the Crocodile, a standalone fantasy set in the same world as Raybearer. [18]

Other works

In July 2022, Marvel Comics announced that Ifueko would be writing a new Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur comic, drawn by Alba Glez. It was published in December of the same year. [19] [20]

Bibliography

Novels

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