![]() Renamed Sankofa - an avian symbol of the West African Akan people, one that embodies the idea of harnessing the past to forge a better tomorrow - she wanders the land, inducing dread and awe in the towns she encounters, a living legend wielding the power of annihilation. And while her acclaimed Binti Trilogy was set partly in deep space and on exoplanets, her gorgeous new novella, Remote Control, takes place firmly on Earth - specifically among the shea orchards and red soil of Ghana.Īt the start of the story, Fatima is a young Ghanian girl who has taken on the mantle of the Adopted Daughter of Death. ![]() ![]() "A lot of my stories are often based on several things," Nnedi Okorafor told NPR in 2016, "but their foundation is in the stories of the women and girls around me and also within myself." Okorafor was born in the United States, to Igbo parents from Nigeria, and her roots have unspooled themselves throughout her body of work - which has won the highest honors in the field of speculative fiction, including the Hugo, the Nebula, and the World Fantasy Awards - while nourishing a fresh growth of African-influenced sci fi and fantasy. ![]()
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