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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })2007 book by Nnedi Okorafor (as Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu). When 15-year old Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, her world shatters. In an era of mind-blowing technology and seductive magic, Ejii embarks on a mystical journey to track down her father's killer. With a newfound friend by her side, Ejii comes face to face with an earth turned inside out — and with her own magical powers.But Ejii soon discovers that her travels across the sands of the Sahara have a greater purpose. Her people need to be protected from a force seeking to annihilate them. And Ejii may be just the hero to do it. |
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Exotic Extended Marriage |
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Exotic Extended Marriage: Princess Sarauniya Jaa has two husbands. |
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FatBastard |
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Fat Bastard: Chief Ette |
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City Planet |
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City Planet: Ginen only has one habitable area. |
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Conspicuously Public Assassination |
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Conspicuously Public Assassination: When Jaa beheads Ejii's father. |
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Casting a Shadow |
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Casting a Shadow: Ejii is a "Shadow Speaker", or someone who can talk to shadows. |
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The Shadow Speaker / int_7836c43 |
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Bad Powers, Good People |
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Bad Powers, Good People: Ejii and Dikeogu. |
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Back from the Dead |
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Back from the Dead: Ejii |
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The Magic Comes Back |
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The Magic Comes Back: After the Great Change, spurred by a war using nuclear and bio-magical weapons, random magical things have been happening on Earth and some people have gained or been born with magical powers. There is also some mention of magic already being there but much weaker and hidden |
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Continuity Nod |
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Continuity Nod: Ginen is the main setting of Okorafor's first book, Zahrah the Windseeker, and a minor character, Sunshine is a windseeker. |
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Lonely Rich Kid |
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Lonely Rich Kid: Dikeogu, at one point. |
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The Shadow Speaker / int_a7016efe |
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Abusive Parents |
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Abusive Parents: They abound in this book. Chief Ette and Dikeogu of the neglectful variety, Ejii's father of the psychological type. |
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Absurdly Sharp Blade |
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Absurdly Sharp Blade: Jaa's green metal sword. |
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The Shadow Speaker / int_e0c00a95 |
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Human Aliens |
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Human Aliens: People from Ginen look like black Africans. |
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1.0 |
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The Shadow Speaker / int_f4aeb714 |
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Lady of War |
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Lady of War: Sarauniya Jaa |
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1.0 |
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