{"product_id":"she-who-knows-isbn-9780756418953","title":"She Who Knows","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmazon Editors' Pick - August 2024\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGizmodo\u003c\/i\u003e's New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in August\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScreenrant\u003c\/i\u003e #1 Most Anticipated Book in Sci-fi Coming Out in August\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐ \"Readers will devour this.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e⭐ \"While this book may be short, its impact is anything but small.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituality, this novella offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a teenager whose coming of age will herald a new age for her world. Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Fears Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, this is the first in the She Who Knows trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen there is a call, there is often a response.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNajeeba knows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe has had The Call. But how can a 13-year-old girl have the Call? Only men and boys experience the annual call to the Salt Roads. What’s just happened to Najeeba has never happened in the history of her village. But it’s not a terrible thing, just strange. So when she leaves with her father and brothers to mine salt at the Dead Lake, there’s neither fanfare nor protest. For Najeeba, it’s a dream come true: travel by camel, open skies, and a chance to see a spectacular place she’s only heard about. However, there must have been something to the rule, because Najeeba’s presence on the road changes everything and her family will never be the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall, intimate, up close, and deceptively quiet, this is the beginning of the Kponyungo Sorceress.\"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\u003ci\u003eNnedi Okorafor\u003c\/i\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":46305453310181,"sku":"NP9780756418953","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780756418953.jpg?v=1767736509","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/she-who-knows-isbn-9780756418953","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}