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The Black Pages

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The Black Pages

By: Nnedi Okorafor
Narrated by: Naomi Ackie
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By fate and fire, a being four millennia old is reborn in Mali in a short story of contemporary African life and ancient secrets by the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Binti trilogy.

Issaka has returned home to Timbouctou and a devastating al-Qaeda raid. His only hope for survival is Faro, a stunning, blue-beaded supernatural entity who rises free from the flames of her imprisoning book as it burns. Compelled to follow Faro, Issaka is opening his eyes to their shared history and the ancestral wisdom of his own past.

Nnedi Okorafor’s The Black Pages is part of Black Stars, a multi-dimensional collection of speculative fiction from Black authors. Each story is a world much like our own. Read or listen to them in a single sitting.

©2021 by Nnedi Okorafor. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Action & Adventure Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Magic African Fantasy
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Totally impressed by this story and the pace of telling. Oh
I felt moved by sand warmth

Desert heat

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I loved the concept of the story but I felt it could have been longer.
I would of liked to know more about the keepers of the books and how they came by them.
The book was read very well and the speakers voice kept me focused and immersed in the story.

Short and engaging

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Circled back a few times but enjoyed it nonetheless. Would read again if developed into a bigger book

Wanted More

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I don't think Nnedi Okorafor could ever write a bad novel. I will always recommend

always amazing

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A story of the brutal loss of a family and a country’s history and culture at the hands of religious bigots—and the release of the trapped spirit who ultimately proves to be a saviour.

The short story format makes me wish this was a longer piece of work.

Never disappointed by Nnedi Okorafor

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