Nnedi Okorafor

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  • Bibliography:
    38 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2007
  • Latest Book:
    August 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Binti

1 - Binti (Sep-2015)
2 - Home (Feb-2017)
3 - The Night Masquerade (Jan-2018)

The Nsibidi Scripts

1 - Akata Witch (Apr-2011)
2 - Akata Warrior (Oct-2017)
3 - Akata Woman (Jan-2022)

Multi-Author Series List

Marvel's Black Panther

Black Panther: Long Live the King (Jun-2018)
Shuri: The Search for Black Panther (Apr-2019)

Book List in Order: 38 titles

  • The Shadow Speaker

    Amazon Editor's Pick, Best SFF September 2023 •  The Strand, Science Fiction Pick of the Month October 2023Deluxe, expanded edition of an out-of-print early novel from Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor, with a brand-new introduction from...

  • Who Fears Death?

    In a far future, post-nuclear-holocaust Africa, genocide plagues one region. The aggressors, the Nuru, have decided to follow the Great Book and exterminate the Okeke. But when the only surviving member of a slain Okeke village is brutally raped, sh...

  • Akata Witch

    The Nsibidi Scripts - 1

    Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. 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. And then she discovers s...

  • Hello, Moto

    There is witchcraft in science and a science to witchcraft. Both will conspire against you eventually....

  • AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers

    AfroSF is the first ever anthology of Science Fiction by African writers only that was open to submissions from across Africa and abroad. It is comprised of original (previously unpublished) works only, from stellar established and upcoming African w...

  • Kabu Kabu

    Kabu kabu―unregistered illegal Nigerian taxis―generally get you where you need to go. Nnedi Okorafor’s Kabu Kabu, however, takes the reader to exciting, fantastic, magical, occasionally dangerous, and always imaginative locations you didn’t k...

  • The Book of Phoenix

    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 Awar...

  • Lagoon

    It’s up to a famous rapper, a biologist, and a rogue soldier to handle humanity’s first contact with an alien ambassador -- and prevent mass extinction -- in this novel that blends magical realism with high-stakes action. After word gets out o...

  • Binti

    Binti - 1

    Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between...



  • What Sunny Saw in the Flames

  • Binti: Home

    The thrilling sequel to the Hugo and Nebula-winning Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, and a finalist for the 2018 Hugo and Nommo AwardsIt’s been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two...

  • Home

    Binti - 2

    It’s been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she found friendship in the unlikeliest of places. And now she must return home to her peopl...

  • Chicken in the Kitchen

    What would you do if you woke up one night to find the shadow of a giant chicken passing your bedroom door? Go and investigate, of course! When Anyaugo follows a giant chicken into her kitchen one warm night in Nigeria, she embarks on a fun-filled ad...

  • Akata Warrior

    The Nsibidi Scripts - 2

    The long-awaited sequel to the genre-breaking AKATA WITCH by multiple award-winner Nnedi Okorafor! A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. As she began to develop her magical pow...

  • Binti: The Night Masquerade

    The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor's Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning BINTI.Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortuna...

  • The Night Masquerade

    Binti - 3

    Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry w...

  • Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi

    Sunny Nwazue is back in this gripping sequel to Nnedi Okorafor's What Sunny Saw in the Flames. Sunny has settled into life at the Leopard Society, with friends Orlu, Chichi and Sasha. Her magic powers continue to grow under the tutelage of her mentor...

  • Black Panther: Long Live the King

    Marvel's Black Panther

    Collects Black Panther - Long Live The King #1-6. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. As the Black Panther and an Avenger, TíChalla has had to save theworld time and again ó but those duties pale in comparison to his responsibilities as king of...

  • Antar: The Black Knight

    Discover a legend in this epic and empowering debut graphic novel from Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor.

    Honor through perseverance. Legacy through diversity. Resonating for centuries, this is the epic story ...



  • Shuri: The Search for Black Panther

    Marvel's Black Panther

    Collects Shuri #1-5. The world fell in love with her in Marvel’s Black Panther. Now, T’Challa’s techno-genius sister launches her own adventures -- written by best-selling Afrofuturist author Nnedi Okorafor and drawn by Eisner Award-nominated...

  • LaGuardia

    Deluxe digital edition of the Hugo and Eisner Award winning graphic novel! Exclusive extras include a chapter of Okorafor’s script, a new cover and never-before-seen art from Ford, a behind-the-scenes look at the creation process, extensive process...

  • Shuri Vol. 2: 24/7 Vibranium

    Collects Shuri #6-10. Shuri faces her destiny! With T’Challa gone and Wakanda in peril, the Black Panther is needed -- and Shuri must step up to fill the void. But she’s about to face a threat unlike any her home has seen before! Shuri heads to...

  • Binti: Sacred Fire

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  • Ikenga

    Nnedi Okorafor's first novel for middle grade readers introduces a boy who can access super powers with the help of the magical Ikenga. Nnamdi's father was a good chief of police, perhaps the best Kalaria had ever had. He was determined to...

  • Shuri: Wakanda Forever

    Collects Shuri (2018) #1-10. The Black Panther’s techno-genius sister stars in her own incredible adventures! T’Challa has disappeared, and Wakanda expects Shuri to lead their great nation in his absence! But she’s happiest in a lab surrounded ...

  • After the Rain

    After the Rain is a graphic novel adaptation of Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor’s short story “On the Road.”   During a violent and unexpected storm in a small Nigerian town, the destiny of a Nigerian-American woman nam...

  • Remote Control

    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 "She's the adopted daughter of the Angel...

  • The Black Pages

    • / Science Fiction / Fantasy
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  • Noor

    From Africanfuturist luminary Okorafor comes a new science fiction novel of intense action and thoughtful rumination on biotechnology, destiny, and humanity in a near-future Nigeria.Anwuli Okwudili prefers to be called AO. To her, these initials have...



  • The Scenic Route

    In this spellbinding short story, join Akata Witch’s Sunny and Sasha on an adventure through the unexpected.During a quick jaunt to the United States, Sunny and Sasha embark on a tour of Chicago that is unlike any other! From the bottom of Lake Mic...

  • Akata Woman

    The Nsibidi Scripts - 3

    Akata Woman is the New York Times bestselling third book in the series that started with Akata Witch, named one of Time magazine's "100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time" and "100 Best YA Books of All Time," from award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor. "In...

  • Marvel-Verse: Shuri

    Collects Shuri #1 and #6-7, Marvel Action: Black Panther #5-6 and material from Marvel's Voices #1. Shuri, princess of Wakanda, has one of the bravest souls and most brilliant minds in the Marvel-Verse - and these are the tales that prove it! She's h...

  • Like Thunder

    This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor’s Shadow Speaker contains the powerful prose and compelling stories that have made Nnedi Okorafor a star of the literary science fiction and fantasy space and put her at the forefront of Africanfuturist ficti...

  • She Who Knows: Kponyungo

    Amazon Editors' Pick - August 2024 Gizmodo's New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in August Screenrant #1 Most Anticipated Book in Sci-fi Coming Out in August⭐ "Readers will devour this." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)...

  • Death of the Author

    "Her best work yet... about fame and family, culture and change, the power of story, the writer’s life... and robots. This one has it all.” -- George R.R. MartinIn this exhilarating tale by New York Times bestselling and award-winning auth...

  • One Way Witch

    Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, One Way Witch is the second in the She Who Knows trilogyThe world has forgotten Onyesonwu.As a teen, Najeeba learned to ...

  • The Space Cat

    Invaders from outer space have descended on Nigeria. They have no idea whose home they're messing with.Ah, yes, the luxurious life of a well-loved cat. It’s the best. And Periwinkle has it the cushiest. But there’s more to this pampered pet than ...

  • Mother of Invention (Future Tense)

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Award-Winning Books by Nnedi Okorafor

Akata Warrior
2018 Locus Award -- Young Adult
Binti
2016 Hugo Award -- Novella
Who Fears Death?
2010 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Science Fiction Novel
2011 World Fantasy Award -- Novel


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nnedi Okorafor has published 38 books.

The next book by Nnedi Okorafor, The Space Cat, will be published in August 2025.

The first book by Nnedi Okorafor, The Shadow Speaker, was published in October 2007.

Yes. Nnedi Okorafor has 2 series.
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