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Who Fears Death

Nnedi Okorafor (2010)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages401 (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.00/5 (3)
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

RapeSexual AssaultGenocideMass DeathViolenceGraphic ViolenceDeath of ParentTraumaWarRacism

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryRedemption ArcMentor Figure

Heroine archetypes

Chosen One HeroineVengeance-Driven HeroineWitch / Mage

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneVengeance-DrivenComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Chosen OneComing of AgeMentor FigurePost-ApocalypticProphecyNon-Western SettingRevenge QuestMagic SystemShaman / Spirit Guide

Themes

GenocideRape as Weapon of WarDestinyIdentitySurvivalColonialismRevengePower and OppressionMagical DestinyCultural Heritage

Synopsis

Born into post-apocalyptic Africa to a mother who was raped after the slaughter of her entire tribe, Onyesonwu is tutored by a shaman and discovers that her magical destiny is to end the genocide of her people.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticAfrican FantasyMagical RealismSocial CommentaryDark Fantasy