(Cover Artist: Dan Funderburgh ) Occasionally I'll read a book whose ending completely alters the nature of the story that preceded it, and which as a result requires that I fundamentally rethink my opinion of how that story functions. While this is almost always a good thing (it means that I have a ton to think about when it comes to discussing that novel), it also makes writing a review of that book difficult. Because my opinion of the novel revolves around events that only become apparent at the book's conclusion, I can't really discuss what I feel is the most important dimension of that story without destroying the effect it will have for future readers. Obviously, Nnedi Okorafor's 2025 novel Death of the Author is this sort of work. Much of Death of the Author is divided between two parallel narratives, both of which at first appear to be seeking to accomplish subtly contradictory goals. Moreover, over the course of this text, there is a singl...
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