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Akata Witch

Akata Witch Series, Book 1

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Akata Witch

By: Nnedi Okorafor
Narrated by: Yetide Badaki
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Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she has albinism. She's a terrific athlete but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in.

And then she discovers something amazing - she is a "free agent" with latent mystical power. Soon she's part of a quartet of students studying the visible and invisible, learning to change reality. But will it be enough to help them when they are asked to catch a career criminal well-versed in powerful juju?

©2017 Nnedi Okorafor (P)2018 Tantor Fantasy Literature & Fiction Multicultural Mysteries & Detectives Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Paranormal Science Fiction & Fantasy Series Essentials Exciting

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"Nnedi Okorafor is opening doors into strange and beautiful new worlds. Her heroes are beguiling, her magic firmly rooted in real places and real things. Rich, mysterious, and convincing, Akata Witch takes fantasy in a haunting new direction." (Jonathan Stroud, New York Times best-selling author of The Bartimaeus Trilogy)

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African Cultural Richness • Unique Magical System • Authentic Accents • Well-developed Characters • Masterful Performance

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I enjoyed how the magic was based in African lore, as was the location of the story. The narrator did a great job with the accents too.

Great Magic System

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I absolutely loved this book and am considering reading other works by this author. The narration was great as well!

Delightful and Exciting!

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Overall the story was good. Was a bit disappointed about the climax. It was not awful.

A bit of a let down

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10/10! Once I began listening, I didn't want to stop! A masterpiece! I cannot recommend this book enough. it was very well read. A complete delight!

I Cannot Describe the Awesomeness!

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Oh my gosh I LOVED it! This Audible TOTALLY blew my mind. The story is FANTASTIC and I’ve never heard a Nigerian accent or words for such a length of time. This story truly took me to another world very different then mine in real life but also included my love of a really good fantasy story!!!

LOVED IT!!

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