Who Fears Death
| Author | Nnedi Okorafor |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Greg Ruth |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fantasy, Africanfuturism |
| Publisher | DAW/Penguin |
Publication date | 1 June 2010 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audio book |
| Pages | 304 |
| Awards | World Fantasy Award (2011) |
| ISBN | 9780756406691 |
| OCLC | 1269240111 |
| Preceded by | The Book of Phoenix |
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.
The novel takes place in a post-apocalyptic Africa, where the light-skinned Nuru oppress the dark-skinned Okeke.
In 2023, Okorafor announced her upcoming novella trilogy She Who Knows which would serve as a prequel and sequel to Who Fears Death and would focus on the life of Najeeba, Onyesonwu's mother. The first novella is scheduled for publication in 2024.