Akata Woman

{{short description|2022 fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafor}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox book

| name = Akata Woman

| image = File:Akata Woman.jpg

| caption = First edition

| alt =

| author = Nnedi Okorafor

| working_title =

| cover_artist = Greg Ruth

| country = United States

| language = English

| series = The Nsibidi Scripts #3

| subject =

| genre = Young adult, fantasy

| publisher = Viking Books

| pub_date = January 18, 2022

| pages = 416 pp

| awards =

| isbn = 9780451480583

| oclc = 1246726914

| congress = PZ7.O4157 An 2022

| preceded_by = Akata Warrior

| media_type = Print, kindle, audio CD, audiobook

| set_in = Aba, Nigeria

| isbn_note =
(hardcover 1st ed.)

| illustrator = Designed by Jim Hoover

| dewey = 813.6

| audio_read_by = Nene Nwoko

}}

Akata Woman is a 2022 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-13|title=Excerpt: Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor|url=https://brittlepaper.com/2022/01/excerpt-akata-woman-by-nnedi-okorafor/|first=Alesia|last=Alexander|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Brittle Paper|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Clark|first=Sanina|title=Q & A with Nnedi Okorafor|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/88392-q-a-with-nnedi-okorafor.html|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en}} It is the sequel to Akata Witch and Akata Warrior and the third book in her The Nsibidi Script series. It debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list following its release in January 2022.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-02|title=Nnedi Okorafor's "Akata Woman" and other most anticipated books of January 2022|url=https://thelagosreview.ng/nnedi-okorafors-akata-woman-and-other-most-anticipated-books-of-january-2022/|first=Toni|last=Kan|author-link=Toni Kan|access-date=2022-02-01|website=The Lagos Review|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|title=Children's Series Books – Best Sellers – Books – The New York Times|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/series-books/|access-date=2022-02-02|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=Murad|first=Mahvesh|date=2022-01-21|title=A Book Full of Juju: Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor|url=https://www.tor.com/2022/01/21/book-reviews-akata-woman-by-nnedi-okorafor/|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Tor.com|language=en-US}}