{"product_id":"binti-paperback","title":"Binti - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNnedi Okorafor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Prepare to fall in love with Binti.\" --Neil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novella!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti's stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf Binti hopes to survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the University, itself -- but first she has to make it there, alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Binti Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: \u003ci\u003eBinti\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBook 2: \u003ci\u003eBinti: Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: \u003ci\u003eBinti: The Night Masquerade\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eBINTI\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003ePunzi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrom a Whisper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNnedi Okorafor, born to Igbo Nigerian parents in Cincinnati, Ohio, is an author of fantasy and science fiction for both adults and younger readers. Her science fiction novella \u003ci\u003eBinti\u003c\/i\u003e won both Hugo and Nebula awards, her children's book \u003ci\u003eLong Juju Man\u003c\/i\u003e won the Macmillan Writer's Prize for Africa, and her adult novel \u003ci\u003eWho Fears Death\u003c\/i\u003e was a Tiptree Honor Book. She is an associate professor of creative writing and literature at the University at Buffalo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694033244223,"sku":"9780765385253","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9926e6e5197ab296f5286bb88c02a776.webp?v=1765000794","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/binti-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}