Who fears death By Nnedi Okorafor

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In a post apocalyptic Africa the world has changed in many ways yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land A woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert hoping to die Instead she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different special she names her Onyesonwu which means Who fears death in an ancient language It doesn t take long for Onye to understand that she is physically and socially marked by the circumstances of her conception She is Ewu a child of rape who is expected to live a life of violence a half breed rejected by her community But Onye is not the average Ewu Even as a child she manifests the beginnings of a remarkable and unique magic As she grows so do her abilities and during an inadvertent visit to the spirit realm she learns something terrifying someone powerful is trying to kill her Desperate to elude her would be murderer and to understand her own nature she embarks on a journey in which she grapples with nature tradition history true love and the spiritual mysteries of her culture and ultimately learns why she was given the name she bears Who Fears Death