Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

Noor

Nnedi Okorafor

Astra Publishing House · Paperback · July 26, 2022

Now in paperback, 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.

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Who it’s for
A relentless chase meets thoughtful questions about bodies, technology, and destiny.
Genres
Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Sci-Fi Adventure
Published
Astra Publishing House, July 26, 2022

About this book

Now in paperback, 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 always stood for Artificial Organism. AO has never really felt...natural, and that's putting it lightly.

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Her parents spent most of the days before she was born praying for her peaceful passing because even in-utero she was "wrong". But she lived. Then came the car accident years later that disabled her even further. Yet instead of viewing her strange body the way the world views it, as freakish, unnatural, even the work of the devil, AO embraces all that she is: A woman with a ton of major and necessary body augmentations. And then one day she goes to her local market and everything goes wrong. Once on the run, she meets a Fulani herdsman named DNA and the race against time across the deserts of Northern Nigeria begins. In a world where all things are streamed, everyone is watching the "reckoning of the murderess and the terrorist" and the "saga of the wicked woman and mad man" unfold. This fast-paced, relentless journey of tribe, destiny, body, and the wonderland of technology revels in the fact that the future sometimes isn't so predictable. Expect the unaccepted.

Augmented Futures

A relentless chase meets thoughtful questions about bodies, technology, and destiny.

Come here for

  • Come for near-future Nigeria and biotech questions with human stakes.

Expect

  • Expect a fast-paced flight through a future where everyone is watching.

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Adventure44%
Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi41%
Dystopian35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Cyberpunk
  • Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
Authors
Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Published
July 26, 2022
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure