AfroSF
Just wanted to direct your attention to a forthcoming anthology that I hope is of interest to you. I had the pleasure of reading an early copy and offering a blurb. (See below) It's called AfroSF, and here's the info:
AfroSF is the first
ever anthology of Science Fiction by African writers only that was open
to submissions from African writers all across Africa and abroad.
Contributors are:
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“This is a book of subtle refractions and phantasmic resonances. The accumulated reading effect is one of deep admiration at the exuberance of the twenty-first century human imagination.” — A. Igoni Barrett, author of Love is Power, Or Something Like That
“The stories in AfroSF feature all the things fans of science fiction expect: deep space travel, dystopian landscapes, alien species, totalitarian bureaucracy, military adventure, neuro-enhanced nightlife, artificial intelligence, futures both to be feared and longed for. At once familiar and disarmingly original, these stories are fascinating for the diversity of voices at play and for the unique perspective each author brings to the genre. This is SF for the Twenty-first Century.” — David Anthony Durham, Campbell Award winning author of The Acacia Trilogy.
“I’d like the repurpose the title of an old anthropological study to describe this fine new anthology: ‘African Genesis.’ The stories in this unprecedented, full-spectrum collection of tales by African writers must surely represent, by virtue of their wit, vigor, daring, and passion, the genesis of a bright new day for Afrocentric science fiction. The contributors here are utterly conversant with all SF subgenres, and employ a full suite of up-to-date concepts and tools to convey their continent-wide, multiplex, idiosyncratic sense of wonder. With the publication of this book, the global web of science fiction is strengthened and invigorated by the inclusion of some hitherto neglected voices.” — Paul Di Filippo, co-author Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010.
Here's that Goodreads Page for the book, if you want to sign up to follow it.
Contributors are:
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‘Moom!’
Nnedi Okorafor
‘Home
Affairs’ Sarah Lotz
‘Five
Sets of Hands’ Cristy Zinn
‘New
Mzansi’ Ashley Jacobs
‘Azania’
Nick Wood
‘Notes
from Gethsemane’ Tade Thompson
‘Planet
X’ Sally Partridge
‘The
Gift of Touch’ Chinelo Onwualu
‘The
Foreigner’ Uko Bendi Udo
‘Angel
Song’ Dave-Brendon Burgh
‘The
Rare Earth’ Biram Mboob
‘Terms
& Conditions Apply’ Sally-Ann Murray
‘Heresy’
Mandisi Nkomo
‘Closing
Time’ Liam Kruger
‘Masquerade
Stories’ Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu
‘The
Trial’ Joan De La Haye
‘Brandy
City’ Mia Arderne
‘Ofe!’
Rafeeat Aliyu
‘Claws
and Savages’ Martin Stokes
‘To
Gaze at the Sun’ Clifton Gachagua
‘Proposition
23’ (Novelette) Efe Okogu “This is a book of subtle refractions and phantasmic resonances. The accumulated reading effect is one of deep admiration at the exuberance of the twenty-first century human imagination.” — A. Igoni Barrett, author of Love is Power, Or Something Like That
“The stories in AfroSF feature all the things fans of science fiction expect: deep space travel, dystopian landscapes, alien species, totalitarian bureaucracy, military adventure, neuro-enhanced nightlife, artificial intelligence, futures both to be feared and longed for. At once familiar and disarmingly original, these stories are fascinating for the diversity of voices at play and for the unique perspective each author brings to the genre. This is SF for the Twenty-first Century.” — David Anthony Durham, Campbell Award winning author of The Acacia Trilogy.
“I’d like the repurpose the title of an old anthropological study to describe this fine new anthology: ‘African Genesis.’ The stories in this unprecedented, full-spectrum collection of tales by African writers must surely represent, by virtue of their wit, vigor, daring, and passion, the genesis of a bright new day for Afrocentric science fiction. The contributors here are utterly conversant with all SF subgenres, and employ a full suite of up-to-date concepts and tools to convey their continent-wide, multiplex, idiosyncratic sense of wonder. With the publication of this book, the global web of science fiction is strengthened and invigorated by the inclusion of some hitherto neglected voices.” — Paul Di Filippo, co-author Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010.
Here's that Goodreads Page for the book, if you want to sign up to follow it.
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posted by David Anthony Durham at
8:55 AM
3 Comments:
Many thanks David!
But of course... ;)
Absolutely kickass of you, David, thanks! :-)
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