Zahrah the Windseeker, by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

[rachelmanija]

A completely adorable children's science-fantasy set on an Africa-derived planet in which Earth is a legend and most of the technology is biological. I am a complete sucker for biotech, not to mention science-fantasy, and the extravagant invention and playfulness of the world gives the novel enormous charm.

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Comments

[esmeraldus_neo]

Her new one, Who Fears Death, is really good so far. I've nearly finished it.

[spiralsheep]

I also enjoyed Zahrah the Windseeker, especially the digi-book entries.

[rcloenen_ruiz]

Ah, I shall look for this book next. Is this set in the same world as The Shadowspeaker?

[rachelmanija]

I think so, but I only just acquired that one and haven't read it yet.

[sanguinity]

Shadowspeaker is set in a multiverse; it turns out that Windspeaker is set in one of the worlds of that multiverse. There is setting overlap between the two books.

[zahrawithaz]

It's set in the same universe as The Shadow Speaker, but not the same world. Zahrah takes place in Ginen, which is (if I remember right) the original world; our Earth and three other worlds are reflections of it. Zahrah's people treat Earth as a myth.

But basically the books are related, and I think reading one will enhance your enjoyment of another.

[moseley2010]

I'd like to read Zahrah the Windseeker. What section should I look for the book?

African American writers

[rachelmanija]

Either children's books, young adult books, or acience fiction and fantasy.

[holyschist]

I don't think the prose is overly simplistic for the age group it's aimed at, honestly. It's not YA.