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Jordan Ifueko

Jordan Ifueko is a Nigerian American writer who grew up eating fried plantains while reading comic books under a blanket fort. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their collection of Black Panther Funko Pops. Raybearer is her debut novel.

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy

New and upcoming books

April 2026

The Genie Game
(Genie Game, book 1)

Series

Raybearer
   1. Raybearer (2020)
   2. Redemptor (2021)
   The Maid and the Crocodile (2024)

Genie Game
1. The Genie Game (2026)

Books containing stories by Jordan Ifueko

Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories (2023)
(Gothic Fantasy)

Cool. Awkward. Black. (2023)
edited by
Karen Strong

Award nominations

	2025 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (nominee) : The Maid and the Crocodile
	2025 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (finalist) : The Maid and the Crocodile
	2022 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (nominee) : Redemptor
	2022 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Redemptor
	2022 Dragon Award for Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel (nominee) : Redemptor
	2021 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : Raybearer
	2021 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (nominee) : Raybearer
	2021 BSFA Award for Best Fiction for Young Readers (nominee) : Redemptor
	2021 Andre Norton Award (nominee) : Redemptor
	2020 Andre Norton Award (nominee) : Raybearer

Jordan Ifueko recommends

Within These Wicked Walls (2021)
Lauren Blackwood
"An intricate magic system, a grimly humorous Black heroine, AND a heart-thumping romance? This book leaves nothing wanting."

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