num_pages: 336
description: In West Africa in 2070, after fifteen-year-old "shadow speaker" Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, she embarks on a dangerous journey across the Sahara to find Jaa, her father's killer, and upon finding her, she also discovers a greater purpose to her life and to the mystical powers she possesses.
language: English
title: The Shadow Speaker
titlecomplete: The Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1)
characters: Ejimafor Ugabe
genres: Fiction, Africa, Speculative Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Young Adult, Fantasy, Dystopia, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 1260
series: The Desert Magician's Duology
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Young Adult Book, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Golden Duck Award
category: Young Adult (Hal Clement Award), awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: James Tiptree Jr. Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Andre Norton Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Carl Brandon Parallax Award
publisher: Disney Book Group/Hyperion