Jordan Ifueko Bio, Age, Parents, Family, Net Worth, Books, Education, Author

Jordan Ifueko Biography

Jordan Ifueko is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and young adult novels. She is most known for her novel Raybearer, which was a New York Times bestseller, and its sequel, Redemptor. She also writes short stories, which have appeared in Strange Horizons.

Jordan Ifueko Age

Ifueko was born on 16 August 1993, in Southern California, California, United States of America. She is 30 years old as of August 2023.

Jordan Ifueko Education

She was home schooled by her parents and attended George Fox University in Oregon.

Jordan Ifueko Parents- Family

Jordan was born in Southern California to Nigerian parents who had immigrated to the United States; her mother is from the Yoruba tribe and her father is from the Bini tribe. Ifueko said she grew up listening to West African folktales related by her mother.

Jordan Ifueko Married- Husband

She is married and lives in Atlanta with her family.

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Jordan Ifueko Career

Ifueko’s first book, Raybearer, was released by Abrams Books on August 18, 2020. It was inspired in part by her West African heritage and other world cultures. The book quickly became a New York Times bestseller and was nominated for several awards, including the Andre Norton Award, the Goodreads Choice Award, and the American Library Association’s (ALA) Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults and ALA Top Ten Best Fiction. A sequel, Redemptor, was released in 2021 and was nominated for several awards, including the Ignyte Awards, the Lodestar Award, and the Andre Norton Award. It was revealed in September 2021 that Netflix, as part of a new overall contract with Gina Atwater, will be turning Raybearer into a television series. Atwater is the project’s writer, director, and producer. Suger23 and Macro Television Studios are producing it. Marvel Comics said in July 2022 that Ifueko will be penning a new Moon Girl & Devils Dinosaur comic, which will be illustrated by Alba Glez and released in December.

Jordan Ifueko Net Worth

She has an estimated net worth of 500 thousand dollars.

Jordan Ifueko Books

  • Raybearer (2020)
  • Redemptor, (2021)