Sometimes the authors run several series at the same time, delving into different worlds (or even making them part of the same cosmology, such as Brandon Sanderson’s overarching Cosmere ). But when those authors move on, sometimes the new world they build is just as fun-or even better-than the world they left behind. Readers may be accustomed to following a single series or world or may pay more attention to the characters than to the authors. At this point it’s like chewing old gum.” Ilona Andrews, whose well-known “Kate Daniels” series wrapped a year ago, discussed the problems of revisiting a setting over and over in a blog post: “We’ve described Unicorn Lane over ten times. But series writing comes with a disadvantage, too. 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.Authors launching the second book in a series have a great advantage over their first installment in a new world: by book two, a good chunk of world building has already been done. With the help of her friends, Sunny embarks on a mission to find a precious object hidden deep in an otherworldly realm. but it may destroy the world if she does not. Now, those hard lessons and abilities are put to the test in a quest so dangerous and fantastical, it would be madness to go. 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. '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.'įrom the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had mystical energy flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her powers.

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.

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