Noor

"Yes, this book by Nnedi Okorafor contains all of the bracing fast-paced narrative action of her other Africanfuturist novels, and yes it takes on many of the issues she plumbs so well without being heavy-handed (trying desperately not to say “late stage capitalism” but truthfully she is so good at this). But this one is just… so weird and specific and genius. AO, born Anwuli Okwudili, has always felt those initials stood for Artificial Organism. She’s got technically advanced prosthetics for which she is often demonized. DNA, or Dangote Nuhu Adamu, is a Fulani herdsman with a deeply felt connection to nature and folklore. The two of them are on the run – both wrongly accused – in a story that explores how technology and nature are both exploited, and how they can be harnessed in ways that might give a reader not just a bangin’ page turner, but something akin to … hope."