Akata Woman

By Nnedi Okorafor

Book #3 in the The Nsibidi Scripts series

A mystical quest threatens the world; Sunny must face impossible odds to save it.

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404 pages· 91,466 words· Est. 8.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Sunny Nwazue, a young woman with mystical powers, faces her greatest challenge yet. Tasked with retrieving a precious object from a perilous realm, she must confront formidable guardians. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Sunny's journey will demand more than she ever imagined, testing her limits and transforming her forever. Will she succeed, or will the world pay the price for her failure?

From the publisher

Akata Woman is the New York Times bestselling third book in the series that started with Akata Witch, named one of Time magazine’s “100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time” and “100 Best YA Books of All Time,” from award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor. “In this series, Okorafor creates a stunningly original world of African magic that draws on Nigerian folk beliefs and rituals instead of relying on the predictable tropes of Western fantasy novels.” –Time magazine From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had mystical energy flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her powers. Throughout her adventures in Akata Witch and Akata Warrior, she had to navigate the balance between nearly everything in her life–America and Nigeria, the “normal” world and the one infused with juju, human and spirit, good daughter and powerful Leopard Person. Now, those hard lessons and abilities are put to the test in a quest so dangerous and fantastical, it would be madness to go…but may destroy the world if she does not. With the help of her friends, Sunny embarks on a mission to find a precious object hidden deep in an otherworldly realm. Defeating the guardians of the prize will take more from Sunny than she has to give, and triumph will mean she will be forever changed.

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