Ikenga

Resumen del libro

Nnedi Okorafor's first novel for middle grade readers introduces a boy who can access super powers with the help of the magical Ikenga.

Nnamdi's father was a good chief of police, perhaps the best Kalaria had ever had. He was determined to root out the criminals that had invaded the town. But then he was murdered, and most people believed the Chief of Chiefs, most powerful of the criminals, was responsible.

Nnamdi has vowed to avenge his father, but he wonders what a twelve-year-old boy can do. Until a mysterious nighttime meeting, the gift of a magical object that enables super powers, and a charge to use those powers for good changes his life forever. How can he fulfill his mission? How will he learn to control his newfound powers?
Award-winning Nnedi Okorafor, acclaimed for her Akata novels, introduces a new and engaging hero in her first novel for middle grade readers set against a richly textured background of contemporary Nigeria.

Biografía del autor

Nnedi Okorafor (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1974), de ascendencia igbo, es hija de padres nigerianos que fueron a Estados Unidos y no pudieron volver por la guerra de Biafra. Tras estudiar y afincarse en Estados Unidos, comenzó a escribir relatos en 1993 y en 2005 publicó su primera novela. Desde entonces, ha ganado los principales premios de la literatura fantástica y de ciencia ficción: el Hugo, el Nebula, el Locus y el World Fantasy Award. Algunos de sus libros más destacados son Binti, Quien teme a la muerte y Bruja Akata (Nocturna, 2019), cuya historia continúa Guerrera Akata (Nocturna, 2021) y Mujer Akata (Nocturna, 2023). En la actualidad imparte clases en la Universidad de Búfalo, en Nueva York, y compagina la docencia con la escritura.