Lots going on these days but this review was special to me in that I doubt any book published by DAW has ever been reviewed in Ebony Magazine. That's just changed and I love the idea that I had something to do with that. I hope I'm the first of many.
Here's the review. See it for yourself in stores now. :-). It's the issue with Prince on the cover.
Ebony Magazine
Page 48, July 2010
Editor's Pick
This Month's "Out-Of-The-Box" Read:
"In WHO FEARS DEATH, by Nnedi Okorafor, the setting is a post-apocalyptic Sudan in which tattered computers, a strict caste-by-race system and desert-roaming nomads coexist. In this sandy landscape, the Okeke people are slaughtered by the Nuru and a child is born from a violent rape. This child, Onyesonwu, whose name means “who fears death,” leads a mystical life in which she is both shunned and admired for her biracial heritage and the elusive magic bestowed upon her as a result of it. This magic jumps out of Onyesonwu, sometimes against her bidding. Harnessed correctly, it could help stem the ongoing genocide. The book is an untraditional fantasy novel; it actually features Black people in an alternate reality that is set in the Motherland. It also skews more toward the Octavia Butler end of the fantastical spectrum with believable, nuanced characters of color and an unbiased view of an Africa full of technology, mysticism, culture clashes and true love."
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