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By Nnedi Okorafor

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A book about a book from a one-of-a-kind author. An ingenious blend of sci-fi and literary, this is a novel about what it means to be a storyteller. Okorafor's brand-new tale will delight fans of George R. R. Martin's wide-ranging imagination and Ursula K. Le Guin's sharp worldbuilding.

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