The Book of Phoenix

Who Fears Death, Book 0

De: Nnedi Okorafor

Narrado por: Robin Miles

A fiery spirit dances from the pages of the Great Book. She brings the aroma of scorched sand and ozone. She has a story to tell....

The Book of Phoenix is a unique work of magical futurism. A prequel to the highly acclaimed, World Fantasy Award-winning novel Who Fears Death, it features the rise of another of Nnedi Okorafor's powerful, memorable, superhuman women.

Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York's Tower 7. She is an "accelerated woman" - only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix's abilities far exceed those of a normal human. Still innocent and inexperienced in the ways of the world, she is content living in her room speed reading ebooks, running on her treadmill, and basking in the love of Saeed, another biologically altered human of Tower 7. Then one evening Saeed witnesses something so terrible that he takes his own life.

Devastated by his death and Tower 7's refusal to answer her questions, Phoenix finally begins to realize that her home is really her prison, and she becomes desperate to escape. But Phoenix's escape, and her destruction of Tower 7, is just the beginning of her story. Before her story ends, Phoenix will travel from the United States to Africa and back, changing the entire course of humanity's future.

©2015 Nnedi Okorafor (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Just Amazing

I am all caught up in a world of that I both know and don't this is an addition to the great pictures she writes

Great Story Weaving! ❤

I am sure that in time this book will be read first and those people may rate this a little lower than I, but the way I was introduced to the story gives me a different perspective which is ecstatic!

Although I am still hoping for a book 2 this story answered so many of my questions. Nnedi did a wonderful job world and character building in this. The book is very entertaining an thought evoking.

I didn't understand this book

I enjoyed it right up to until the end and then the end confused me. I don't like this "let's just start over attitude" because humanity will always have good and evil and degrees in between no matter how often we are wiped out and we start over again. I prefer that good fight evil and for a while wins even if it can't last. However this book was beautifully written and performed and perhaps others will be able to see the hope in it that I couldn't find.

Engaging and fresh, with odd pacing

I enjoy Nnedi Okorafor's books for their refreshing exploration of technology and human relationships through the lens of cultures and persons that aren't often portrayed in science fiction stories. She resists writing characters with simple motivations or tired archetypes, and she builds worlds that feel both futuristic and strange, without laboring over details in that way that causes some sci-fi stories to quickly feel dated.
Despite this I sometimes struggled in this book when the narrative gets bogged down with very detailed, moment by moment explorations of a scene or interaction that don't seem to add value to the story. It was rare enough that it didn't ruin the flow of the story however.
I haven't read the book that this is the prequel to yet, so maybe that's what's missing, but I felt that the story was missing a satisfying arc or conclusion. Perhaps this will be remedied in the following book.

OMG!

All I can do is hope she continues this series. I have NO idea how but PLEASE continue this series. It is amazingly AWESOME!

Wow!

Loved this book. She takes you on a magnificent journey with plenty of twists and turns. I didn’t want it to end. The reader was excellent, also. Can’t wait to hear the next one.
The world needs more female heroines, like Phoenix.

Phoenix lives within

I will definitely read more works by Nnedi Okorafor. I feel that I have been impacted by my exposure to other great authors in that, I enjoyed this book but longed a bit more pull and engagement. i loved the sci fi but all too real themes throughout plus the important sns historical African context.

The narrators are killing me man😩

A big fan of Nnedi’s work! Enjoyed the story, but not as much as her Akata Witch series (loved the reference to the guardian angel from the Zuma wrestling story line). But maaannn, we need more African narrators. As an Igbo girl myself, I couldn’t help but cringe at the gross mispronunciation of literally every Igbo word. It really took away from the experience.

Amazing Story

Loved It! Beautifully narrated! This story took you on an amazing journey from beginning to end.

LOVE! LOVE !LOVE!

This book was amazing. The author has a great concept and it was nothing like any story that is out right now. I am a writer myself and this has inspired me to drive all the way into my work. Also to see such amazing work from a fellow black author is icing on top. Thanks for this story!