Akata Warrior

The Nsibidi Scripts, #2

by Nnedi Okorafor

Hardcover, 477 pages

English language

Published Oct. 3, 2017 by Viking Books for Young Readers.

ISBN:: 978-0-670-78561-2
OCLC Number:: 973806811
ISFDB ID:: 2247289
Goodreads:: 34346974

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A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. As she began to develop her magical powers, Sunny learned that she had been chosen to lead a dangerous mission to avert an apocalypse, brought about by the terrifying masquerade, Ekwensu. Now, stronger, feistier, and a bit older, Sunny is studying with her mentor Sugar Cream and struggling to unlock the secrets in her strange Nsibidi book.

Eventually, Sunny knows she must confront her destiny. With the support of her Leopard Society friends, Orlu, Chichi, and Sasha, and of her spirit face, Anyanwu, she will travel through worlds both visible and invisible to the mysteries town of Osisi, where she will fight a climactic battle to save humanity.

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David Bremner reviewed Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor (The Nsibidi Scripts, #2)

heroic teens eat delicious food, save world

4 stars

Okorafor constructs a very thought provoking story about identity and insider-vs-outsider without being preachy. There are many different kinds of identity in the book: magical leopard vs non-magical lamb, albino vs "normal", african vs. african-american, Igbo vs. Yoruba. It would be easy to take the albino girl as a metaphor about race, and I think that's true, but it's more subtle and rich than that.

The description of the food made me hungry, and overall the setting of modern Nigeria felt very real. Not without its problems, but a place that one could identify as home with real affection.

The characters also felt real in the sense that they were not just board markers for the fantasy plot but had internal lives.

DThoris reviewed Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

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4 stars

An excellent story in and of itself, and a solid sequel. Sunny, the main character, is defiant, kind, insecure, powerful, and well-written. She's an American born Nigerian inducted into a witch society in the first book. She and her friends go about saving the world in this one. Definitely #YA, but I do love those anyway. I think I'll look for more books by Nnedi Okarafor.

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Bryan Fordham reviewed Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

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5 stars

Even more imaginative than the first

Axl reviewed Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

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3 stars

3,5

Maybe it's bc I read the first one just before so the novelty wore off, but still an enchanting read by Nnedi Okorafor^^

Pentapod reviewed Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

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4 stars

The sequel to Akata Witch, returning to Nigeria to follow albino wizard Sunny and her friends. Having defeated one bad guy in book 1, they're now focused on learning their skills as Leopard People. But Sunny is having dreams of a city going up in smoke, and the masquerade Ekwensu (briefly encountered in the first book) has managed to escape banishment and return to the human world accompanied by a disastrous oil spill. Once again Sunny and her friends have to figure out a way to save the day.

This book featured quite a lot of spiders, so be warned if you're arachnophobic. However, it also featured an invisible flying capybara-like rodent, which is definitely a charming image.

I liked this book a bit better than the first, I think; the characters are more well-developed now, and the world setting continues to be interesting, and the plot was a little …