![]() ![]() There’s a lot Sankofa doesn’t know or understand about herself and how her power works. Sankofa travels on foot because her touch destroys all technological inventions (why she never rides a bicycle instead is a question that goes unanswered). Her green light evaporates the bullet and leaves only one bone of the man. As she leaves, the family’s gateman, whose brother’s wish for a mercy killing she fulfilled, rages against her and shoots her. She demands food and clothing and is given both. Sankofa knocks on a well-to-do family’s door and is, of course, allowed in-no one wants to offend her. Her name precedes her she is believed to be Death’s daughter for her ability to emit a green light that kills everyone in its vicinity. Although the villagers have never met her, they know of Sankofa. Janine: Remote Control takes place in a slightly futuristic Ghana and opens with fourteen-year-old Sankofa’s arrival at a village. ![]() Jayne read it too and we decided to write up a joint review. So, when the ARC of her new novella, Remote Control, became available, I was eager to read it. I liked her Hugo and Nebula-winning novella, Binti, too. ![]() I’ve enjoyed a few of Nnedi Okorafor’s books in the past, particularly the Akata Witch series of YA novels, which take place in Nigeria. Jayne Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ Reviews Africanfuturism / child in jeopardy / Ghana / horror / joint review / loner / Mysterious powers / POC / POC author / Science Fiction / survivor / teen 2 Comments ![]() JanuJOINT REVIEW: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor ![]()
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