{"product_id":"one-way-witch-isbn-9780756420642","title":"One Way Witch","description":"\u003cb\u003e Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning \u003ci\u003eWho Fears Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Way Witch\u003c\/i\u003e is the second in the She Who Knows trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world has forgotten Onyesonwu.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a teen, Najeeba learned to become the beast of wind, fire and dust: the kponyungo. When that took too much from her, including the life of her father, she let it all go, and for a time, she was happy — until only a few years later, when the small, normal life she’d built was violently destroyed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in her forties and years beyond the death of her second husband, Najeeba has just lost her beloved daughter. Onyesonwu saved the world. Najeeba knows this well, but the world does not. This is how the juju her daughter evoked works. One other person who remembers is Onyesonwu’s teacher Aro, a harsh and hard-headed sorcerer. Najeeba has decided to ask him to teach her the Mystic Points, the powerful heart of sorcery. There is something awful Najeeba needs to kill and the Mystic Points are the only way. Najeeba is truly her daughter’s mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Aro agrees to help, Najeeba is at last ready to forge her future. But first, she must confront her past — for certain memories cannot lie in unmarked graves.\u003cb\u003ePraise for the She Who Knows trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Okorafor packs a punch in her \u003ci\u003eShe Who Knows\u003c\/i\u003e series launch, a return to the realm of the World Fantasy Award–winning \u003ci\u003eWho Fears Death\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Fans of \u003ci\u003eWho Fears Death\u003c\/i\u003e will appreciate the return to this rich, fully realized world, but Okorafor keeps things accessible enough that this works just as well on its own. Readers will devour this.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"As always with Okorafor’s work, the prose is sharp and immersive, the characters provide insight into family drama and healing, and the narrative seamlessly blends elements of fantasy, folklore, and speculative fiction . . . While this book may be short, its impact is anything but small.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A new work from Africanfuturist Okorafor is always an event for speculative-fiction fans.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAshley Rayner, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eShe Who Knows\u003c\/i\u003e is a surprisingly intimate novel . . . [A] tale of courage and defiance, and one that is eminently readable even to those unfamiliar with \u003ci\u003eWho Fears Death\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eGary K. Wolfe, \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Nnedi Okorafor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An epic collision of new tech and elemental magic—suspensful, immersive, and chillingly relevant. Another stunning feat of imagination from Nnedi Okorafor.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLeigh Bardugo, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNinth House\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nnedi Okorafor writes glorious futures and fabulous fantasies. Her worlds open your mind to new things, always rooted in the red clay of reality.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Haunting and absolutely brilliant. My heart and guts are all turned inside out.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn Green, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eShadow Speaker\u003c\/i\u003e is wonderful, highly original stuff, episode after amazing episode, full of color, life and death… Nnedi also deals head-on with the fact that power and pain are closely linked, as are magic and blood. I think this book is \u003ci\u003emarvelous\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDiana Wynne Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eHowl’s Moving Castl\u003c\/i\u003ee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There’s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eShadow Speaker\u003c\/i\u003e is endlessly imaginative, full of mystery and delight on every page. Nnedi Okorafor is a voice that will delight readers of all ages and backgrounds.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eTananarive Due, American Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reformatory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLike Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent demonstration of [Okorafor's] gifts as a novelist: it is inventive, fast-paced, and deeply concerned with difficult journeys to self-discovery, as well as the transformative costs of such adventures.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNnedi Okorafor\u003c\/b\u003e is an international award-winning \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author. Born in the United States to Nigerian immigrant parents, Nnedi is known for drawing from African cultures to create captivating stories with unforgettable characters and evocative settings. Nnedi's works have received the World Fantasy, Nebula, Eisner, Lodestar, Nommo, and Hugo Awards, amongst others. Nnedi holds a PhD in Literature and two Master's Degrees (Journalism and Literature). Learn more at nnedi.com.","brand":"DAW","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233452175589,"sku":"NP9780756420642","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780756420642.jpg?v=1767734209","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/one-way-witch-isbn-9780756420642","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}