Writing process
Okorafor wrote the book during the COVID-19 pandemic, stating in an interview that travel disruptions due to the pandemic made her focus her energy on writing and editing the book. The events in the book takes place before the events in ''The Book of Phoenix'' and ''Who Fears Death''.Themes
The book has been noted as a coming-of-age story, exploring themes such as solitude, grief, and what it means to be normal. The book is an Africanfuturist novella.Reception
Writing for NPR, Jason Heller described the novel as "a cumulative narrative, a slow burn that builds in emotional urgency even as the scope of Okorafor's worldbuilding bursts into something breathtakingly vast." Writing for '' New Scientist'', Layal Liverpool stated that "''Remote Control'' is thrilling and surprising all the way through." Samantha Nelson of '' The A.V. Club'', however, stated that "Sankofa is a fascinating character, but one whose legend isn’t quite compelling enough to take hold in our world."References
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* Nigerian science fiction novels 2021 science fiction novels Works by Nnedi Okorafor Novels set in Ghana 2021 Nigerian novels Africanfuturist novels Tor Books books {{Nigeria-novel-stub