The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

[meganbmoore]

Set in Africa in 2070 after The Great Change-the return of magic-has changed the world, Ejii is a Shadow Speaker and the oldest, all-but-disowned child of a power-hungry chief well on his way to being a dictator before he’s beheaded by Jaa, a female liberator who objects to his government, especially since he’s doing things in her name. When the

Comments

[bookelfe]

I thought that the Ejii-Jaa relationship was the most interesting thing about the book, and secretly in my heart of hearts I hope for a sequel (although I doubt there will ever be one.)

[angharadd]

Sounds like an interesting read - I'll have to look it up.