#1 Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

[missingvolume]

 

Fatima is a young girl who lives on her family’s shea tree farm and is touched by a seed that causes her to accidently kill her family, village, and forget her name.  She takes the name Sankofa and goes on a journey to locate the seed that gave her this power since it was taken from her family soon after she discovered it. As she learns control and slowly makes her way through the countryside she is called Death’s adopted daughter because of the death she can bring. This is more of a journey of discovery for Sankofa to learn more about herself and this power in her and how it affects those around her.  The ending is such that there can easily be more to this story if desired.

 

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Netgalley