It received several positive receptions from reviewers. The book was ranked as one of the most anticipated book of January 2022 by several magazines and literary websites including Polygon, PopSugar, Book riot and Tor.com. Sunny, Orlu, Chichi, and Sasha will have to travel across the wilderness-spirit realm, Nimm village, and a parallel universe of plant-based technology to stop Udide from wreaking havoc on the Nimm women. Set after the events of the second book, Sunny Nwazue who discovered that she is a member of the all female Nimm Warriors is tasked by Udide, a giant talking spider to find and return a ghazal stolen by Chichi's mother or face terrible consequences. it is the sequel to Akata Witch and Akata Warrior and the third book in The Nsibidi Script series which debuted on the New York Times best seller list following the release of the novel. AV Club.Akata Woman is a 2022 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor. 'A young girl acquires deadly power in Nnedi Okorafor's latest sci-fi journey'.

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It is Okorafor's first novella after the Binti Trilogy and is set in the same universe as Okorafor's Who Fears Death and The Book of Phoenix. Remote Control is a 2021 science fiction novella by Nigerian American Nnedi Okorafor.