The Book of Phoenix

TitleThe Book of Phoenix
Year for Search2015
AuthorsOkorafor, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili](b. 1974)
Date Published2015
PublisherDAW Books
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsAfrican American author, Female author
Annotation

A young woman in the U.S. who had been genetically modified and raised with other genetically modified children escapes from her keepers and travels to Africa and her actions transform both Africa and the U.S. Prequel to 2010 Okorafor. A prequel to this prequel is her 2024 She Who Knows.

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Author Note

African American female author (b. 1974) of Igbo heritage.

Full Text

2015 Okorafor, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili] (b. 1974). The Book of Phoenix. New York: DAW Books. Part was previously published as “The Book of Phoenix [Excerpted from the Great Book].” Clarkesworld Magazine, no. 54 (March 2011). http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_03_11/ PSt

A young woman in the U.S. who had been genetically modified and raised with other genetically modified children escapes from her keepers and travels to Africa and her actions transform both Africa and the U.S. Prequel to 2010 Okorafor. A prequel to this prequel is her 2024 She Who Knows. African American female author of Igbo heritage.