Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, Zelda Knight, et al.
Dominion is the first anthology of speculative fiction and poetry by Africans and the African Diaspora. An old god rises … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Africanfuturism
Lagoon, Nnedi Okorafor
This is about Nigeria. Lagos Nigeria. It is about the people who live there and the culture and language that … Continue reading →
Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Marlon James
The first volume of a promised trilogy, a fabulist reimagining of Africa, with inevitable echoes of Tolkien, George R.R. Martin … Continue reading →
Our Memory Like Dust, Gavin Chait
Chait follows three main characters through a brilliantly imagined near-future Africa ravaged by war, climate change, jihadi cults and … Continue reading →
When Rain Clouds Gather, Bessie Head
When Rain Clouds Gather & Maru are two books in one. The poverty-stricken village of Golema Mmidi, in the heart … Continue reading →
Mara and Dann, Doris Lessing
An emotionally involving science-fantasy novel with a focus on history and sociological relevance, Mara and Dann is Doris Lessing’s return … Continue reading →
The Girl in the Road, Monica Byrne
At the centre of the plot of the book is the idea of the Trans-Arabian Linear Generator, colloquially known as … Continue reading →