Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor (2017, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-100765393115
ISBN-139780765393111
eBay Product ID (ePID)229085957

Product Key Features

Book TitleBinti: Home
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicScience Fiction / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / Space Opera, Science Fiction / General
GenreFiction
AuthorNnedi Okorafor
Book SeriesBinti Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight4.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-478555
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsPRAISE FOR BINTI: HOME "[ Binti: Home ] opens up Binti's tale in astonishing ways, while provocatively exploring questions of identity and kinship." -- The Chicago Tribune "Nnedi Okorafor's imagination and worldbuilding are unparalleled, as are the heartfelt emotional struggles she creates." --Jim C. Hines, author of Blood of Heroes and the Goblin Quest trilogy PRAISE FOR BINTI AND NNEDI OKORAFOR "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!"--Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -- Ursula Le Guin "Okorafor's impressive inventiveness never flags." -- Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon, PRAISE FOR BINTI: HOME "Nnedi Okorafor writes glorious futures and fabulous fantasies. Her worlds open your mind to new things, always rooted in the red clay of reality. Prepare to fall in love with Binti." --Neil Gaiman, New York Times bestselling author of American Gods " Binti: Home is a rich, complex story of identity, family, and friendship. It's the rare sequel that exceeds the expectations set by the first--a futuristic story that is nonetheless vivid, emotional, and timeless." --Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series "Okorafor's writing is even more beautiful than I remember it being in Binti , evocative and sharply elegant in its economy." --NPR "[ Binti: Home ] opens up Binti's tale in astonishing ways, while provocatively exploring questions of identity and kinship." -- The Chicago Tribune PRAISE FOR BINTI AND NNEDI OKORAFOR "Okorafor's writing is wonderful, and the details of her world-building -- including Binti's rich culture of origin, living spaceships, and maths that reads almost like music -- are complex and fascinating" --Veronica Roth "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!"--Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -- Ursula Le Guin "Okorafor's impressive inventiveness never flags." -- Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon, PRAISE FOR BINTI: HOME "Okorafor's writing is wonderful, and the details of her world-building -- including Binti's rich culture of origin, living spaceships, and maths that reads almost like music -- are complex and fascinating" --Veronica Roth "Okorafor's writing is even more beautiful than I remember it being in Binti , evocative and sharply elegant in its economy." --NPR "[ Binti: Home ] opens up Binti's tale in astonishing ways, while provocatively exploring questions of identity and kinship." -- The Chicago Tribune "Nnedi Okorafor's imagination and worldbuilding are unparalleled, as are the heartfelt emotional struggles she creates." --Jim C. Hines, author of Blood of Heroes and the Goblin Quest trilogy PRAISE FOR BINTI AND NNEDI OKORAFOR "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!"--Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -- Ursula Le Guin "Okorafor's impressive inventiveness never flags." -- Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon, "Nnedi Okorafor's imagination and worldbuilding are unparalleled, as are the heartfelt emotional struggles she creates." --Jim C. Hines, author of Blood of Heroes and the Goblin Quest trilogy, Nnedi Okorafor's imagination and worldbuilding are unparalleled, as are the heartfelt emotional struggles she creates. -Jim C. Hines, author of Blood of Heroes and the Goblin Quest trilogy, PRAISE FOR BINTI: HOME " Binti: Home is a rich, complex story of identity, family, and friendship. It's the rare sequel that exceeds the expectations set by the first--a futuristic story that is nonetheless vivid, emotional, and timeless." --Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series "Okorafor's writing is even more beautiful than I remember it being in Binti , evocative and sharply elegant in its economy." --NPR "[ Binti: Home ] opens up Binti's tale in astonishing ways, while provocatively exploring questions of identity and kinship." -- The Chicago Tribune PRAISE FOR BINTI AND NNEDI OKORAFOR "Okorafor's writing is wonderful, and the details of her world-building -- including Binti's rich culture of origin, living spaceships, and maths that reads almost like music -- are complex and fascinating" --Veronica Roth "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!"--Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -- Ursula Le Guin "Okorafor's impressive inventiveness never flags." -- Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon, PRAISE FOR BINTI: HOME "Nnedi Okorafor's imagination and worldbuilding are unparalleled, as are the heartfelt emotional struggles she creates." --Jim C. Hines, author of Blood of Heroes and the Goblin Quest trilogy PRAISE FOR BINTI AND NNEDI OKORAFOR "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!"--Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -- Ursula Le Guin "Okorafor's impressive inventiveness never flags." -- Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon, PRAISE FOR BINTI: HOME " Binti: Home is a rich, complex story of identity, family, and friendship. It's the rare sequel that exceeds the expectations set by the first--a futuristic story that is nonetheless vivid, emotional, and timeless." --Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series "Okorafor's writing is even more beautiful than I remember it being in Binti , evocative and sharply elegant in its economy." --NPR "[ Binti: Home ] opens up Binti's tale in astonishing ways, while provocatively exploring questions of identity and kinship." -- The Chicago Tribune PRAISE FOR BINTI AND NNEDI OKORAFOR "Okorafor's writing is wonderful, and the details of her world-building -- including Binti's rich culture of origin, living spaceships, and maths that reads almost like music -- are complex and fascinating" --Veronica Roth "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!"--Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -- Ursula K. Le Guin "Okorafor's impressive inventiveness never flags." -- Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon, PRAISE FOR BINTI: HOME "Okorafor's writing is wonderful, and the details of her world-building -- including Binti's rich culture of origin, living spaceships, and maths that reads almost like music -- are complex and fascinating" --Veronica Roth "[ Binti: Home ] opens up Binti's tale in astonishing ways, while provocatively exploring questions of identity and kinship." -- The Chicago Tribune "Nnedi Okorafor's imagination and worldbuilding are unparalleled, as are the heartfelt emotional struggles she creates." --Jim C. Hines, author of Blood of Heroes and the Goblin Quest trilogy PRAISE FOR BINTI AND NNEDI OKORAFOR "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!"--Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -- Ursula Le Guin "Okorafor's impressive inventiveness never flags." -- Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon
Series Volume Number2
Dewey Decimal813.6
SynopsisThe thrilling sequel to the Hugo and Nebula-winning Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, and a finalist for the 2018 Hugo and Nommo Awards It's been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she found friendship in the unlikeliest of places. And now she must return home to her people, with her friend Okwu by her side, to face her family and face her elders. But Okwu will be the first of his race to set foot on Earth in over a hundred years, and the first ever to come in peace. After generations of conflict can human and Meduse ever learn to truly live in harmony? The Binti Series Book 1: Binti Book 2: Binti: Home Book 3: Binti: The Night Masquerade Praise for Nnedi Okorafor : "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!" - Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "A perfect dove-tailing of tribal and futuristic, of sentient space ships and ancient cultural traditions, Binti was a beautiful story to read." - Little Red Reviewer " Binti is a wonderful and memorable coming of age story which, to paraphrase Lord of the Rings, shows that one girl can change the course of the galaxy." - Geek Syndicate " Binti packs a punch because it is such a rich, complex tale of identity, both personal and cultural... and like all of Nnedi Okorafor's works, this one is also highly, highly recommended." - Kirkus Reviews "There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -Ursula K. Le Guin "Okorafor's impressive inventiveness never flags." - Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon, The thrilling sequel to the Hugo and Nebula-winning Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, and a finalist for the 2018 Hugo and Nommo Awards It's been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she found friendship in the unlikeliest of places. And now she must return home to her people, with her friend Okwu by her side, to face her family and face her elders. But Okwu will be the first of his race to set foot on Earth in over a hundred years, and the first ever to come in peace. After generations of conflict can human and Meduse ever learn to truly live in harmony? The Binti Series Book 1: Binti Book 2: Binti: Home Book 3: Binti: The Night Masquerade Praise for Nnedi Okorafor "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable " - Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "A perfect dove-tailing of tribal and futuristic, of sentient space ships and ancient cultural traditions, Binti was a beautiful story to read." - Little Red Reviewer " Binti is a wonderful and memorable coming of age story which, to paraphrase Lord of the Rings, shows that one girl can change the course of the galaxy." - Geek Syndicate " Binti packs a punch because it is such a rich, complex tale of identity, both personal and cultural... and like all of Nnedi Okorafor's works, this one is also highly, highly recommended." - Kirkus Reviews "There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." - Ursula Le Guin "Okorafor's impressive inventiveness never flags." - Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon
LC Classification NumberPS3615.K67

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    Second book in Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor. Compelling. Don't be fooled by finding this book in the Young Adult section. It's for adults as well. Read all three.

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