The Shadow Speaker

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TitleThe Shadow Speaker
Year for Search2007
AuthorsOkorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili]](b. 1974)
Tertiary AuthorsOkorafor, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili](b. 1974)
Date Published2007
PublisherJump at the Sun/Hyperion
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsAfrican American author, Female author
Annotation

A young adult novel that begins with a simple eutopia followed by an authoritarian dystopia before becoming a fantasy adventure based on African myth. Loose connection to 2005 Okorafor-Mbachu. With the publication of new edition the book became the first volume of The Desert Magician’s Duology followed by Like Thunder. The Desert Magician’s Duology: Book 2. New York: DAW Books/Astra Publishing House, 2023, which is mostly fantasy based on African myth.

Additional Publishers

A revised and updated edition with a new introduction by the author was published New York: DAW Books/Astra Publishing House, 2023.

Info Notes

After this book was published the author dropped -Mbachu from her name. 
Holding Institutions

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Author Note

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

2007 Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili] (b. 1974). The Shadow Speaker. New York: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion. A revised and updated edition with a new introduction by the author was published New York: DAW Books/Astra Publishing House, 2023. PSt

A young adult novel that begins with a simple eutopia followed by an authoritarian dystopia before becoming a fantasy adventure based on African myth. Loose connection to 2005 Okorafor-Mbachu. With the publication of new edition the book became the first volume of The Desert Magician’s Duology followed by Like Thunder. The Desert Magician’s Duology: Book 2. New York: DAW Books/Astra Publishing House, 2023, which is mostly fantasy based on African myth. After this book was published the female author dropped -Mbachu from her name. African American female author of Igbo heritage.