This Okorafor novel is set in the US with glimpses of contemporary and future Nigeria. It is rooted in Sci-Fi and technology, rather than her previous novels that are closer to fantasy and magic.

Zellu is an interesting disabled character; she is both vulnerable and oppressed and fiercely independent and privileged.

It is interesting to see the parallels between diasporas. Much of what defines Zellu and her family as Nigerian Americans could have been written about a Jewish family.

But the most important thing about Death of the Author is that it deals with humanity as a story telling species and addresses how this effects AI. However, it takes a very long time to get there.