When the public’s distrust turns violent, AO goes on the lam, teaming up with a herdsman named DNA. But rather than see herself as others do - as “wrong,” as artificial, as uncanny - AO learns to embrace her identity as an augmented woman with disabilities. While she was in the womb, AO’s parents decided she was “wrong” and prayed for her passing, but she survived regardless years later, a car accident further crippled her body. The Nigeria-set novel centers on Anwuli Okwudili (aka AO), a cybernetically enhanced woman. Much of Okorafor’s work is inspired by her Igbo heritage, and Noor is no different. Luckily, the book is available for pre-order now - and Bustle could not be happier to reveal its spellbinding cover, below. And if you’re in the know, you’re also likely counting the days until Noor, her first novel for adults in six years, hits bookshelves on Nov. Martin and Tessa Thompson set to produce. If you’re a science fiction fan, you know exactly who the Africanfuturist author is: her 2015 novella, Binti, took home both a Hugo and a Nebula Award she won another Hugo Award in 2020 for her graphic novel, LaGuardia her 2010 novel, Who Fears Death, won the World Fantasy Award and is currently in development as an HBO original series, with George R.R. (Nov.Nnedi Okorafor is a giant in her field. Agent: Donald Maass, Donald Maass Literary. Frequent instances of suicidal ideation may be triggering to some readers, but Okorafor handles heavy subjects well. Okorafor exposes the cracks in this technology-driven, highly surveilled society as each detour in AO and DNA’s route adds layers of intrigue on the way to a jaw-dropping finale. Together, the fugitives battle never-ending sandstorms and evade both Ultimate Corp’s watchful eye and the Nigerian government’s retribution as they make their way across the desert. Branded a murderess, she goes on the run with Dangote Nuhu Adamu, or “DNA,” a Fulani herdsman wrongfully accused of terrorism. When AO is attacked while at the market, she inadvertently kills her assailants in self-defense, displaying the deadly range of her cybernetically enhanced capabilities.
Now she’s partially robotic, with various cybernetic limbs, organs, and implants produced by the mega company Ultimate Corp-and at times she feels more connected to Ultimate Corp’s machines than to her own people in Abuja, Nigeria. Anwuli Okwudili changed her name to Augmented Organism, or AO, as a nod to the body augmentations she’s used to compensate for her physical and mental disabilities over the years.
Convenience and comfort come at a cost in this probing, brilliant near-future odyssey from Okorafor ( Remote Control).
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