Remote Control, Nnedi Okorafor
Remote Control, Nnedi Okorafor
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Remote Control

Author: Nnedi Okorafor

Narrator: Adjoa Andoh

Unabridged: 4 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/19/2021


Synopsis

An alien artifact turns a young girl into Death's adopted daughter in Remote Control, a thrilling sci-fi tale of community and female empowerment from Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Nnedi Okorafor

Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award

"Narrator Adjoa Andoh captivates listeners with a stunning new sci-fi novella set in a near-future Ghana. Andoh is perfectly in tune with Okorafor's compelling story, smoothly switching between her British accent as the narrator and the intonations of the vibrant characters she brings to life." -- AudioFile Magazine

“She’s the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death. Beware of her. Mind her. Death guards her like one of its own.”

The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From hereon in she would be known as Sankofa­­—a name that meant nothing to anyone but her, the only tie to her family and her past.

Her touch is death, and with a glance a town can fall. And she walks—alone, except for her fox companion—searching for the object that came from the sky and gave itself to her when the meteors fell and when she was yet unchanged; searching for answers.

But is there a greater purpose for Sankofa, now that Death is her constant companion?

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com

About Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor is an award-winning, New York Times-bestselling writer of mostly science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. Her debut novel, Zahrah the Windseeker, won the prestigious Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Nnedi has since won World Fantasy, Nebula, Locus, Eisner, Hugo, Lodestar, and Nommo Awards, amongst others, for her work. Nnedi has also written comics for Marvel, including Black Panther: Long Live the King and the Shuri series. She holds a PhD in literature, master’s degrees in journalism and literature, and lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her daughter, Anyaugo. Learn more at nnedi.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nnedi on May 10, 2020

It's May 10th and, yes, I've actually read this novella, so my review is honest. It's fantastic.......more

Goodreads review by Joel on March 06, 2021

"Later she would understand that it wasn't just a pain. It was a beginning. And this beginning annihilated all that came before it." Remote Control is a beautiful tale of Afrofuturism, following Sankofa as she seeks to find the mysterious seed that bestowed upon her the power of death that follow......more

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on January 05, 2021

Thank you so much to Tor.com for providing me a copy of this book for review. All thoughts are my own. As the new year approached I made a silent commitment to myself to try out a little more science fiction this year. I'm not a stranger to the genre; however, I've always felt as though I could read......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on November 23, 2020

3.5 Stars This was a unique piece of African futurism that read more like a folktale, than science fiction. The young girl was a likeable character with a sympathetic backstory. My favourite aspect of the narrative was learning how others reacted to her abilities, both fearing and worshipping her. Ove......more

Goodreads review by Katie on January 26, 2021

I went into this not knowing it was a novella so that’s my bad. After reading reviews I guess this is more of an African folktale so within that genre I suppose it works? I just don’t know what the point of everything was. Was there a purpose to her powers? Why were there nods to an evil corporation......more


Awards

  • Time Magazine Best Books of the Year
  • NYPL Best Books of the Year