Mervyn Peake? I listened to the audiobook, and I couldn’t help a squeal of delight when I first heard the name she gives her companion, the fox. The most striking thing was her ability to take everything in stride. We experience her coping with grief, a terrible power over death, and the superstition surrounding her powers. I feel like I knew Sankofa’s character very well. THE GOOD Despite being a short story, there is a surprising amount of story told, as well as great character development. This was a great, engrossing Sci/Fantasy novella with a likable protagonist and very Neil Gaiman-esque fairytale vibe. 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.īut is there a greater purpose for Sankofa, now that Death is her constant companion?Ī Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com Her touch is death, and with a glance a town can fall. 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.

The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. “She’s the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death. 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) 'Narrator Adjoa Andoh captivates listeners with a stunning new sci-fi novella set in a near-future Ghana. 2021 Time Magazine Best Books of the YearĪn 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

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