The Shadow Speaker

The Shadow Speaker (2007) is set in Nigeria in 2070, in the aftermath of nuclear devastation that has reshaped the world and opened pathways between Earth and other dimensions. Ejii, a fourteen-year-old girl with the ability to hear the voices of shadows, leaves her village to follow Jaa, the Red Queen, a powerful warrior who executed Ejii's tyrannical father. The novel blends post-apocalyptic world-building with West African culture and mythology, and was published under Okorafor's earlier name, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu. A Tiptree Honor Book and NAACP Image Award nominee.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. New York: Jump at the Sun / Hyperion, 2007. ISBN: 9781423100331. #10793.
Fine in nearly fine dust jacket with minor rub at one fold.