The Book of Phoenix

Who Fears Death, Book 0

By: Nnedi Okorafor

Narrated by: Robin Miles

A fiery spirit dances from the pages of the Great Book. She brings the aroma of scorched sand and ozone. She has a story to tell....

The Book of Phoenix is a unique work of magical futurism. A prequel to the highly acclaimed, World Fantasy Award-winning novel Who Fears Death, it features the rise of another of Nnedi Okorafor's powerful, memorable, superhuman women.

Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York's Tower 7. She is an "accelerated woman" - only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix's abilities far exceed those of a normal human. Still innocent and inexperienced in the ways of the world, she is content living in her room speed reading ebooks, running on her treadmill, and basking in the love of Saeed, another biologically altered human of Tower 7. Then one evening Saeed witnesses something so terrible that he takes his own life.

Devastated by his death and Tower 7's refusal to answer her questions, Phoenix finally begins to realize that her home is really her prison, and she becomes desperate to escape. But Phoenix's escape, and her destruction of Tower 7, is just the beginning of her story. Before her story ends, Phoenix will travel from the United States to Africa and back, changing the entire course of humanity's future.

©2015 Nnedi Okorafor (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

The narrators are killing me man😩

A big fan of Nnedi’s work! Enjoyed the story, but not as much as her Akata Witch series (loved the reference to the guardian angel from the Zuma wrestling story line). But maaannn, we need more African narrators. As an Igbo girl myself, I couldn’t help but cringe at the gross mispronunciation of literally every Igbo word. It really took away from the experience.

Amazing Story

Loved It! Beautifully narrated! This story took you on an amazing journey from beginning to end.

LOVE! LOVE !LOVE!

This book was amazing. The author has a great concept and it was nothing like any story that is out right now. I am a writer myself and this has inspired me to drive all the way into my work. Also to see such amazing work from a fellow black author is icing on top. Thanks for this story!

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

I LOVED the story and the narration. I really could relate to the characters because the looked like me. their stories were the stories of my people. And I really appreciated that more than the author could know. I am also so happy that it was just a good story that could be appreciated by ANYONE because the characters were well developed and it was well written. God bless her soul for writing such an amazing work! She has made a lifetime fan out of me! <3

interesting

I like it it was kinda hard to follow but towards the end of the story