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Author : Nnedi Okorafor Title : The Book of Phoenix Genre : Fantasy/SF/Magical realism Publication Date : 2015 Number of Pages: 232 Geographical Setting: Dystopian former United States, Ghana, Africa Time Period : The not too distant future Series : Who Fears Death Plot Summary : Phoenix is only two years old, but she looks forty. She is the product of a corporation/dystopian government project that uses genetic experiments to create “speciMen,” creatures/people hybrids, coded for specific purposes. Some “projects” fail and others succeed. Some speciMen for instance supply the world’s elite with organs. In Phoenix’s case, she learns she is a weapon, driven by a thirst for justice she turns her powers of destruction on her careless and selfish creators. As Phoenix’s name suggests, this story, despite the science fiction elements, is fundamentally a fable. The author Nnedi Okorafor is a first generation Nigerian American. She skillfully weaves fairy tale eleme...

"So, I guess I'm out of the book club?" - Ben, LOST, "A Tale of Two Cities" On LOST (one my favorite TV shows) the mysterious "Others" had a book club, and it was no different than any other book club held by people who are not the descendants of a secretive hippie scientific initiative and a crew of random true believers recruited by a megalomanic engaged in exploiting a supernatural island and terrorizing plane crash survivors. According to Lostpedia, The " book club " is an informal group of  Others  who get together periodically to discuss a  book  that was selected by the meeting's host. §    Members included:  Juliet ,  Amelia ,  Adam , and four  Others background cast , three of  whom appeared in later episodes. §    Ben  didn't attend at least one meeting hosted by Juliet. Members of the "Others" on LOST have a book club Click on the video to see how tense a discussion of Stephen King's Car...