![]() ![]() ![]() This brilliant novel about sisters, war, and freedom should be in every sf collection. The story also explores bioaugmentation and what it means to be human while asking whether we should use a technology just because we have it. Onyebuchi makes up for the sluggish narrative start with his staggering, imaginative world, which immediately draws readers in and effortlessly makes them feel and root for its characters. Onyii and Ify both face horrors as children of war and live with the traumas induced by being exposed to such violence at a tender age. Onyebuchi ( Beasts Made of Night, 2017) uses a sf setting to explore very heavy, real-world issues, like climate change, nuclear disasters, and child soldiers. When a years-long civil war rips the sisters apart, they will do anything to fight their way back to each other. However, Ify doesn’t necessarily like being coddled. Then it becomes giving all the good jobs to the Hausa andthe Fulani. It starts with shutting the Igbo out of government. For so long, they have visited violence upon us. Fri 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time), Fri 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC. She’s a caregiver and leader who will stop at nothing to see Ify have a better life. Peace is not given, Ngozi says in a voice as hard as the metal of an Igwe. Eldest sister Onyii is the practical one. ![]() ![]() Sisters Onyii and Ify find themselves on opposite sides of the war. In a futuristic Nigeria torn asunder by civil war, catastrophic battles are fought using soldiers augmented with bionic limbs and artificial organs. ![]()
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