* CompleteMonster: General Daib is the true ruler of the Nuru and the [[ArchnemesisDad father of heroine Onyewonsu]] by the [[ChildByRape rape of her mother]]. Having promoted a strategy of weaponizing rape against the Okeke people to destroy their culture, Daib also leads [[FinalSolution brutal genocidal and ethnic cleansing to destroy the Okeke]], using ChildSoldiers as well. Daib, upon meeting Onyewonsu, attempts to [[OffingTheOffspring kill her]], promising to find her mother and rape her again to obtain a son and heir he can train as a sorcerer to continue the extermination of the Okeke.
* OffendingTheCreatorsOwn: Caused a bit of controversy with female genital mutilation being a major plot point, with some readers accusing it of racism and negative stereotyping of African culture. Okorafor [[http://nnedi.blogspot.com/2010/06/witch-speaks.html responded]] by pointing out that nevertheless it continues to be a common practice in many African cultures, and that she intended to portray African culture with accuracy, WartsAndAll.