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Violence
A lot
Significant violence; Phoenix as a weapon; deaths
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of manufactured beings, freedom, and what it means to be human
What this book is about
Okorafor's 2015 prequel to Who Fears Death follows Phoenix, an OriSha accelerated human created in a corporate tower in Manhattan, who escapes and unleashes devastation. Violent and powerful. For older teens and adults.
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Violence
Weapon of mass destruction themes
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