The Summer Prince, Alaya Dawn Johnson
In this dystopian fantasy set in a futuristic version of Brazil, June Costas creates art to rebel against (what else) an oppressive government regime. She … Read more
Category Archives: Afrofuturism
Oghenechovwe Ekpeki, Zelda Knight, and Sheree Renée Thomas – Africa Risen
Click here to return to the world eco-fiction series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of … Read more
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 up each fall to test … Read more
Octavia’s Brood, Walidah Imarisha
Conventional exclamatory phrases don’t come close to capturing the essence of what we have here in Octavia’s Brood. One part sacred text, one part social … Read more
Lilith’s Brood, Octavia Butler
Lilith Iyapo is in the Andes, mourning the death of her family, when war destroys Earth. Centuries later, she is resurrected — by miraculously powerful … Read more
Earthseed Series, Octavia E. Butler
I. Parable of the Sower When unattended environmental and economic crises lead to social chaos, not even gated communities are safe. In a night of … Read more