Ikenga (novel)

Ikenga
AuthorNnedi Okorafor
Audio read byBen Onwukwe
Cover artistGreg Ruth
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
Set inKaleria, Nigeria
Published2020
PublisherViking
Publication date
August 18, 2020
Publication placeNigeria
Pages240
ISBN978-0-593-11352-3

Ikenga is a 2020 middle grade fantasy novel by Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor.[1][2][3] It is Okorafor's first book to feature male protagonist and was nominated for the 2021 Edgar Awards.[4] The novel follows Nnamdi, a boy who can access superhuman powers with the help of the Ikenga.[5]

  1. ^ NNEDI., OKORAFOR (2021). IKENGA. VIKING CHILDREN'S BOOKS. ISBN 978-0-593-11353-0. OCLC 1225190265.
  2. ^ Okorafor, Nnedi (2020). Ikenga - Nnedi Okorafor | BookishFirst. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-593-11352-3.
  3. ^ "Ikenga". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  4. ^ "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees". www.theedgars.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  5. ^ "A Boy Avenges His Murdered Father, With The Help Of A Magical 'Ikenga'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-08-28.