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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Just as good as the 1st time around. The audio was gorgeous to listen to. ( ) This was one of the most stunning books I have read in a long time. The characters were rich and flawed, yet in a constant process of growth and change. The background was mysterious and magical and sparse in a post-apocalyptic way. While this book is certainly not for everyone, since the themes of genocide and FGM and rape were very hard to read, it still is able to look at these real life issues with some kind of hope and change through the Hero's struggle. The writing was very good, i would certainly read more from this author. This started out as a good book, with a clearly defined world and key characters. Unfortunately, it let itself down in the final portion, where in place of solid plot there was a mishmash of additional tricks employed. Some aspects of this were inventive, the Red people and their magic protective sandstorm being the most inventive. But the way that everyone involved turns out to be a sourcerer and that Mwita will be alive in the green lands with no explanation, as the last tie we saw him he was most certainly dead, left me less impressed with the ending that I was at the beginning. no reviews | add a review
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Born into post-apocalyptic Africa to a mother who was raped after the slaughter of her entire tribe, Onyesonwu is tutored by a shaman and discovers that her magical destiny is to end the genocide of her people. No library descriptions found.
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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