WHO FEARS DEATH

New York: DAW Books, Inc, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. The author’s first adult novel, Who Fears Death takes place in a post-apocalyptic future version of Sudan, where the light-skinned Nuru oppress the dark-skinned Okeke. It received the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, as well as the 2010 Carl Brandon Kindred Award “for outstanding work of speculative fiction dealing with race and ethnicity.” With this novel and other stories reflecting both her West African heritage and her American life, Okorafor (b.1974) has emerged as an influential voice in the field of Afrofuturism, a term she rejects in favor of Africanfuturism and Africanjujuism. Octavo. A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket. (Inventory #: 77834)