Remote Control (novella)

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.[1]

The book has been noted as a coming-of-age story, exploring themes such as solitude, grief, and what it means to be normal.[2][3] The book is an Africanfuturist novella.[4][5]

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."[6] Writing for New Scientist, Layal Liverpool stated that "Remote Control is thrilling and surprising all the way through."[7] Samantha Nelson of AV Club, however, stated that "Sankofa is a fascinating character, but one whose legend isn’t quite compelling enough to take hold in our world."[8]

• Remote Control title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database