Remote Control

By: Nnedi Okorafor

Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh

2021 Time Magazine Best Books of the Year
2021 NYPL Best Books of the Year

An alien artifact turns a young girl into Death's adopted daughter in Remote Control, a thrilling sci-fi tale of community and female empowerment from Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Nnedi Okorafor

Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award

"Narrator Adjoa Andoh captivates listeners with a stunning new sci-fi novella set in a near-future Ghana. Andoh is perfectly in tune with Okorafor's compelling story, smoothly switching between her British accent as the narrator and the intonations of the vibrant characters she brings to life." (AudioFile magazine)

“She’s the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death. Beware of her. Mind her. Death guards her like one of its own.”

The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From hereon in she would be known as Sankofa ­­- a name that meant nothing to anyone but her, the only tie to her family and her past.

Her touch is death, and with a glance a town can fall. And she walks - alone, except for her fox companion - searching for the object that came from the sky and gave itself to her when the meteors fell and when she was yet unchanged; searching for answers.

But is there a greater purpose for Sankofa, now that Death is her constant companion?
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com

©2021 Nnedi Okorafor (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

Perfect!

I loved the story! I loved the narrator! It was a fantastic book. Nnedi Okorafor's work shines, like all her work. Get lost in her worlds you will not regret it.

amazing story

this was wonderful. the narration really helped me with the pronouciations of unfamiliar words. the story was beautiful and strange, it broke my heart several times and filled me with hope at others.

spell binding

loved the story and the struggle of this character, looking forward to seeing the daughter of death some more.

Entertaining

I really enjoyed the story. The mystery the coming of age, the confidence that Fatima showed as well as her witt's, also she is a very dimensional character. she has all this power but is often reminded that she is just a young girl.

Captivating!

well told story that was hard to pause. Beautifully spoken and fantastically acted. The flow of story easily brought me into the lived life this young intelligent child who followed her curiosity through pain into living.

Good story

The story was good but the narration was a bit flat for me. It would have been better to have read this on my own.

Absorbing, but frustrating ending

I like conclusions to my stories and this one was open-ended. Otherwise I was intrigued and enjoyed the telling, even if it the content is often sad.

AWESOME

I loved it! I wasn't disappointed except for wanting MORE. May a continuation of this character AND story be in OUR FUTURES. Thank you.

Beautiful tale…

This is a beautiful tale of Afrofuturism follows Fatima/Sankofa as she seeks to find her purpose after being bestowed with a rare gift. It also explores her feelings of hopelessness after briefly losing her gift and reestablishing her direction in a world that expects you to be a certain way.

Another hit from Okorafor!

I love Nnedi Okorafor. I discovered her with “Binti” and this one is just as fresh and engrossing. It’s quite unlike anything I’ve read before and just draws you into her world. She has an masterful narrative voice and a writing style that miraculously makes you really feel part of the life of a young African girl from a small village who comes across strange alien powers.

What really makes this story shine is the narration. Adjoa Andoh’s performance is masterful, lending voice and emotion to the character in a way that is music to the ears. I would put her in my top ten narrators I’ve heard. I highly recommend this short tale as well as all of Nnedi Okorafor’s work!