Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor was born in 1972, Nnedi Okorafor has written at least 93 books. Their most popular book is Binti: The Complete Trilogy with 562 saves with an average rating of 3.76⭐.

Author Bio

Nnedi Okorafor is a New York Times Bestselling writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. The more specific terms for her works are africanfuturism and africanjujuism, both terms she coined and defined.

Born in the United States to two Nigerian (Igbo) immigrant parents and visiting family in Nigeria since she was a child, the foundation and inspiration of Nnedi’s work is rooted in this part of Africa. Her many works include Who Fears Death (winner of the World Fantasy Award and in development at HBO as a TV series), the Nebula and Hugo award winning novella trilogy Binti (in development as a TV series), the Lodestar and Locus Award winning Nsibidi Scripts Series, LaGuardia (winner of a Hugo and Eisner awards for Best Graphic Novel) and her most recent novella Remote Control. Her debut novel Zahrah the Windseeker won the prestigious Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature.

She lives with her daughter Anyaugo in Phoenix, AZ. Learn more about Nnedi at Nnedi.com and follow Nnedi on twitter (as @Nnedi), Facebook and Instagram.

Akata Witch

#1 of 3 in The Nsibidi Scripts

Akata Witch
ByNnedi Okorafor

2011 • 354 Readers • 349 pages 4

Remote Control

Remote Control
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 298 Readers • 160 pages 3.9

Who Fears Death

#1 of 1 in Who Fears Death

Who Fears Death
ByNnedi Okorafor

2010 • 278 Readers • 386 pages 3.8

Binti

#1 of 3 in Binti

Binti
ByNnedi Okorafor

2015 • 235 Readers • 96 pages 3.9

Home

#2 of 3 in Binti

Home
ByNnedi Okorafor

2017 • 201 Readers • 133 pages 4

The Night Masquerade

#3 of 3 in Binti

The Night Masquerade
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 193 Readers • 160 pages 4

Out There Screaming

Out There Screaming
ByN.K. Jemisin,Erin E. Adams,+17 more

2023 • 175 Readers • 400 pages 3.6

Lagoon

Lagoon
ByNnedi Okorafor

2014 • 152 Readers • 306 pages 3.5

Noor

Noor
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 128 Readers • 225 pages 4

Akata Warrior

#2 of 3 in The Nsibidi Scripts

Akata Warrior
ByNnedi Okorafor

2017 • 93 Readers • 477 pages 4.3

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

2017 • 79 Readers • 240 pages 3.9

Death of the Author

Death of the Author
ByNnedi Okorafor

2025 • 77 Readers • 448 pages 3.4

Just Out of Jupiter's Reach

#5 of 6 in The Far Reaches

2023 • 64 Readers • 45 pages 3.6

The Book of Phoenix

#0 of 1 in Who Fears Death

The Book of Phoenix
ByNnedi Okorafor

2015 • 64 Readers • 290 pages 3.8

Shadow Speaker

#1 of 2 in The Desert Magician's Duology

Shadow Speaker
ByNnedi Okorafor

2007 • 53 Readers • 338 pages 3.7

Akata Woman

#3 of 3 in The Nsibidi Scripts

Akata Woman
ByNnedi Okorafor

2022 • 52 Readers • 416 pages 4.2

She Who Knows

#1 of 2 in She Who Knows

She Who Knows
ByNnedi Okorafor

2024 • 35 Readers • 161 pages 3.9

After the Rain

After the Rain
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 35 Readers • 128 pages 3.8

Zahrah the Windseeker

Zahrah the Windseeker
ByNnedi Okorafor

2005 • 33 Readers • 308 pages 3.9

The Black Pages

#2 of 6 in Black Stars

The Black Pages
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 32 Readers • 31 pages 3.7

Ikenga

Ikenga
ByNnedi Okorafor

2020 • 26 Readers • 229 pages 3.6

Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search For Black Panther

#1 of 1 in Shuri

Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search For Black Panther
ByNnedi Okorafor(Writer),Leonardo Romero(Illustrator)

2019 • 25 Readers • 112 pages 3.6

Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected

17 TED Books

2019 • 25 Readers • 112 pages 4.1

The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories

The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories
ByNeil Gaiman,Catherine King,+18 more

2017 • 24 Readers • 284 pages 3.3

Like Thunder

#2 of 2 in The Desert Magician's Duology

Like Thunder
ByNnedi Okorafor

2023 • 17 Readers 4

Kabu Kabu

Kabu Kabu
ByNnedi Okorafor

2013 • 15 Readers • 264 pages 3.9

Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History

Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History
ByDaniel José Older(Editor),Meghna Jayanth(Contributor)

2014 • 14 Readers • 363 pages 4

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition

#1 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com

2012 • 14 Readers • 206 pages 4.1

So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction and Fantasy

So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction and Fantasy
ByNalo Hopkinson(Editor),Uppinder Mehan(Editor)

2004 • 12 Readers • 304 pages 4

Black Panther: Long Live the King

2 Black Panther: Miniseries

Black Panther: Long Live the King
ByNnedi Okorafor,Aaron Covington

2018 • 11 Readers • 136 pages 3.2

Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow

Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow
ByKirsten Berg(Editor),Torie Bosch(Editor)

2016 • 10 Readers • 256 pages 3.8

Twelve Tomorrows

#5 of 1 in Twelve Tomorrows

Twelve Tomorrows
ByCixin Liu(Contributor),Wade Roush(Editor)

2018 • 9 Readers • 248 pages 3.5

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Home
ByNnedi Okorafor

8 Readers 4

Binti: Sacred Fire

#1.5 of 3 in Binti

Binti: Sacred Fire
ByNnedi Okorafor,Carla Bataller Estruch(Translator)

2019 • 7 Readers • 68 pages 3.3

Hello, Moto

Hello, Moto
ByNnedi Okorafor

2011 • 7 Readers • 16 pages 3.3

After the End: Recent Apocalypses

After the End: Recent Apocalypses
ByKage Baker(Contributor),Mary Rosenblum(Contributor)

2013 • 6 Readers • 384 pages 3

Africanfuturism: An Anthology

Africanfuturism: An Anthology
ByWole Talabi(Editor),Nnedi Okorafor(Contributor)

2020 • 6 Readers • 113 pages

Shuri (2018-2019) #1

8 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri (2018-2019) #1
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 5 Readers 3

The Scenic Route

The Scenic Route
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 4 Readers 3

One Way Witch

#2 of 2 in She Who Knows

One Way Witch
ByNnedi Okorafor

2025 • 4 Readers • 240 pages 2

Eclipse 3: New Science Fiction and Fantasy

#3 of 4 in Eclipse

Eclipse 3: New Science Fiction and Fantasy
ByJonathan Strahan(Editor),Daniel Abraham(Contributor)

2001 • 4 Readers 3

LaGuardia #1

#1 of 1 in LaGuardia

LaGuardia #1
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 4 Readers • 206 pages 5

Black Panther

#3 of 6 in Penguin Classics Marvel Collection

Black Panther
ByDon McGregor,Stan Lee,+3 more

2022 • 3 Readers • 417 pages

Marvel's Voices: Legacy #1

7 Marvel's Voices

Marvel's Voices: Legacy #1
ByJohn Ridley,Ho Che Anderson,+4 more

2021 • 3 Readers • 35 pages 3.8

The Apex Book of World SF 2

The Apex Book of World SF 2
ByRochita Loenen-Ruiz,Lauren Beukes,+26 more

2012 • 3 Readers • 375 pages

Year's Best SF 17

#17 of 3 in Year's Best SF

Year's Best SF 17
ByKathryn Cramer(Editor, Contributor),Ken MacLeod(Contributor)

2012 • 2 Readers • 504 pages

AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers

#1 of 2 in AfroSF

AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers
ByIvor W. Hartmann(Editor),Nnedi Okorafor(Contributor)

2012 • 2 Readers

What Sunny Saw in the Flames

2016 • 2 Readers • 314 pages 4.5

Spider the Artist

Spider the Artist
ByNnedi Okorafor

2011 • 2 Readers • 19 pages 4

Strange Adventures

Strange Adventures
BySelwyn Seyfu Hinds,Paul Cornell,+17 more

2014 • 1 Reader 2

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Lightspeed Magazine, March 2011
ByLightspeed Magazine

2011 • 1 Reader 4

Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013

#1 of 1 in Year's Best YA Speculative Fiction

Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013
ByKen Liu(Contributor),Julia Rios(Editor)

2013 • 1 Reader • 308 pages

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The Dark Magazine, Issue 1, October 2013
ByLisa L. Hannett,Nnedi Okorafor,+2 more

2013 • 1 Reader 2

Decision Points

Decision Points
ByBryan Thomas Schmidt(Editor),Lois McMaster Bujold(Contributor)

2016 • 1 Reader • 356 pages 5

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Luminescent Threads
ByAlaya Dawn Johnson,Sheree Renée Thomas,+52 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 416 pages 4

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 121, October 2016

#121 of 17 in Clarkesworld Magazine

2016 • 1 Reader • 148 pages

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Tor.com Publishing Deluxe Sampler 1
ByTor Books,Cassandra Khaw,+10 more

2016 • 1 Reader • 167 pages

Growing Up Chicago

Growing Up Chicago
ByDave Schaafsma(editor),Lauren DeJulio Bell(Editor)

2022 • 1 Reader

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LaGuardia\xa0 #1
ByNnedi Okorafor

1 Reader

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8 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #4
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader 4

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8 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #10
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader

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8 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #3
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 1 Reader 4

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8 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #9
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader

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8 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #5
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader

The Girl with the Magic Hands

2013 • 1 Reader • 48 pages

Without a Map

Without a Map
ByNnedi Okorafor,Mary Anne Mohanraj

2010 • 1 Reader • 152 pages

African Monsters

#2 of 2 in Fox Spirit Books of Monsters

African Monsters
ByNnedi Okorafor,Dilman Dila,+14 more

2015 • 1 Reader • 198 pages

Mother of Invention

Mother of Invention
ByNnedi Okorafor

1 Reader

Laguna

Laguna
ByNnedi Okorafor

2017 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

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2018 • 1 Reader 4

Wonder Woman: Black and Gold (2021-) #4

Planned book #4 of 6 in Wonder Woman: Black and Gold

Wonder Woman: Black and Gold (2021-) #4
BySina Grace,Andrew Constant,+1 more

1 Reader • 46 pages

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 32, May 2009
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),Nnedi Okorafor(Contributor)

2009 • 1 Reader • 47 pages

The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2: Provocative essays on feminism, race, revolution, and the future

#2 of 1 in The WisCon Chronicles

2008 • 1 Reader • 199 pages

Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology

Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology
ByJordan Ellinger(Editor),Richard Salter(Editor)

2014 • 1 Reader • 372 pages

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Tor.com Publishing Fall 2015 Sampler
ByTor Books,Paul Cornell,+9 more

2015 • 1 Reader

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 54, March 2011
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),Nnedi Okorafor(Contributor)

2011 • 1 Reader • 52 pages

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36
ByEcho Chernik,Katherine Kurtz,+17 more

2020 • 1 Reader 3.5

Tor.com Collection: Season 1

Tor.com Collection: Season 1
ByTor Books,Nnedi Okorafor,+9 more

2016 • 1 Reader 2

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8 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #2
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 1 Reader

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8 Shuri (Single Issues)

Shuri #8
ByNnedi Okorafor

2019 • 1 Reader

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Antar #1
ByNnedi Okorafor

1 Reader • 33 pages

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 204, September 2023

#204 of 17 in Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 204, September 2023
ByNnedi Okorafor,D.A. Spires,+5 more

2023 • 1 Reader • 148 pages 3.5

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Guerrera Akata
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 427 pages

The Tor.com Sampler

The Tor.com Sampler
ByRuthanna Emrys,Guy Haley,+9 more

2016 • 200 pages

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#3 of 1 in Wakanda Forever

2018

Avengers - Gefahr aus Wakanda

2019 • 140 pages

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Marvel-Verse: Shuri
ByNnedi Okorafor

Chicken in the Kitchen

Chicken in the Kitchen
ByNnedi Okorafor

2020 • 32 pages

Binti 3

Binti 3
ByNnedi Okorafor

2018 • 96 pages

Lightspeed: Year One

20 Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed: Year One
ByJohn Joseph Adams(Editor),Catherynne M. Valente(Contributor)

2011 • 610 pages