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⭐ "Readers will devour this." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
⭐ "While this book may be short, its impact is anything but small." — Kirkus (starred review)
Part science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituality, this novella offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a teenager whose coming of age will herald a new age for her world. Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, this is the first in the She Who Knows trilogy
When there is a call, there is often a response.
Najeeba knows.
She has had The Call. But how can a 13-year-old girl have the Call? Only men and boys experience the annual call to the Salt Roads. What’ s just happened to Najeeba has never happened in the history of her village. But it’ s not a terrible thing, just strange. So when she leaves with her father and brothers to mine salt at the Dead Lake, there’ s neither fanfare nor protest. For Najeeba, it’ s a dream come true: travel by camel, open skies, and a chance to see a spectacular place she’ s only heard about. However, there must have been something to the rule, because Najeeba’ s presence on the road changes everything and her family will never be the same.
Small, intimate, up close, and deceptively quiet, this is the beginning of the Kponyungo Sorceress.
