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Nnedi Okorafor

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Starbright February 2025 Exclusive)

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About the product

Featured book: Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor 

This is a single purchase of one of our past book only boxes and will not subscribe you to any of our subscription products.Looking within, what makes us human?

Our February Starbright book is a standalone adult science fiction! When an author’s life is suddenly upended, she takes a risk by writing a novel unlike any of her prior work—a sweeping tale set after the extinction of humanity, focusing on androids and AI. That decision changes everything. From one sentence to the next, the line between fiction and reality begins to blur . . .

Our Starbright Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:

If you like novels within novels and books that make you think, we think you’ll enjoy this one!

The book at a glance:

  • Standalone adult science fiction
  • Featuring: exclusive redesigned cover; full colour and foil on the hardback; digitally printed edges; illustrated endpapers; signed by the author
  • Black disabled FMC

Photos by @bookwormgram

About the Author

Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor is a Nigerian American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker, Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, Lagoon and Remote Control. She has also written for comics and film.

Content warnings for Death of the Author

  • Content Warning

    • Anxiety
    • Grief and depictions of grief
    • Hospital treatment (including surgical treatment)
    • Panic attacks
    • Drug use

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