The Book of Phoenix
of Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author)
Series: Who Fears Death #0.5
Description
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 tellâŠ. 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 Okoraforâs powerful, memorable, superhuman women.Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New Yorkâs Tower 7. She is an âaccelerated womanââonly two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenixâs 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 e-books, 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 7âs refusal to answer her questions, Phoenix finally begins to realize that her home is really her prison, and she becomes desperate to escape.But Phoenixâs 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 humanityâs future.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 232 pages
- Publisher DAW
- Publication Date May 5th 2015
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780756410193
- Edition Not informed
- Category Science Fiction & Fantasy
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