Nnedi Okorafor. Courtesy the author’s website.The cover of the book ‘Noor’ by Nnedi Okorafor. MER Article Energy Politics and Africanfuturism—A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor is an award-winning writer of science fiction and fantasy for adults and youth. Her latest work is Akata Woman (Penguin, 2023), an Africanfuturist novel that follows her previous work, Noor (Penguin, 2022). Noor features the protagonist AO, whose experience of disability, bio-tech and trauma shapes her trajectory in Karen Rignall, Nnedi Okorafor • 11 min read