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The Shadow Speaker

by Nnedi Okorafor

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In West Africa in 2070, after fifteen-year-old "shadow speaker" Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, she embarks on a dangerous journey across the Sahara to find Jaa, her father's killer, and upon finding her, she also discovers a greater purpose to her life and to the mystical powers she possesses.

FantasyFictionChildren's fictionSahara, fictionAfrica, west, fictionAdventure and adventurers, fictionFantasy fictionNew York Times reviewedMagicJuvenile fictionAdventure storiesAdventure and adventurers
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