Who Fears Death
- 386
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
- Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel
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About the book
Who Fears Death is a science fantasy novel by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor, published in 2010 by DAW, then an imprint of Penguin Books. It was awarded the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, as well as the 2010 Carl Brandon Kindred Award "for an outstanding work of speculative fiction dealing with race and ethnicity." Okorafor wrote a prequel, the novel The Book of Phoenix, published by DAW in 2015.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 140 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 43% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out. A further +0.10 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 19 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 121 | 86% |
Frequently asked
What is Who Fears Death rated?
7.9 out of 10, from 140 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.
Is Who Fears Death worth reading?
Readers give it 7.9/10 from 140 ratings in open sources.
How long does it take to read Who Fears Death?
About 7 hours at an average reading pace — 386 pages.