The Shadow Speaker

Nnedi Okorafor

earliest edition we have, 2007 Jump At The Sun, 2007 hardcover 352 pages

In West Africa in 2070, after fifteen-year-old "shadow speaker" Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, she embarks on a dangerous journey across the Sahara to find Jaa, her father's killer, and upon finding her, she also discovers a greater purpose to her life and to the mystical powers she possesses.

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Shadow Speaker : The Desert Magician's Duology edition · 2024 · DAW · 9780756419011
Shadow Speaker : The Desert Magician's Duology edition · 2023 · DAW · 9780756418762
The Shadow Speaker edition · 2009 · 352 pages · 9781439598092
Shadow Speaker, The hardcover · 2007 · Jump At The Sun · 352 pages · 9781423100331

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