Here is yet another sympathetic, multi-layered heroine at the helm of a hypnotic story. A 6-star novel, if there is such a thing. “Even more amazing than the other two Nnedi Okorafor books I’ve read. While the grim logic of the plot makes it very clear early on how the plot must play out, the process is as entrancing as watching an avalanche sweep toward you, and Okorafor’s prose is, as ever, enthralling. “Although it is a prequel to 2010’s Who Fears Death, The Book of Phoenix stands perfectly well on its own. Her fascination with flight has only grown, and our travels with Phoenix bring nuance to the exhilaration and annoyances of having such a large wingspan.” “Okorafor established her fascination with black girls flying in her very first novel, Zahrah the Windseeker (2008), a young adult fairy tale.
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