AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers

by Nnedi Okorafor, Sarah Lotz, Tendai Huchu, Cristy Zinn, Ashley Jacobs, Nick Wood, Tade Thompson, S.A. Partridge, Chinelo Onwualu, Uko Bendi Udo, Dave-Brendon de Burgh, Biram Mboob, Sally-Ann Murray, Mandisi Nkomo, Liam Kruger, Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu, Joan De La Haye, Mia Arderne, Rafeeat Aliyu, Martin Stokes, Clifton Gachagua, Efe Okogu · 2012 · 406 pages

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AfroSFis the first ever anthology of Science Fiction by African writers only that was open to submissions of original (previously unpublished) works across Africa and abroad.

'Proposition 23' by Efe Okogu nominated for the 2013 BSFA awards.

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TOC:

'Moom!' Nnedi Okorafor

'Home Affairs' Sarah Lotz

'The Sale' Tendai Huchu

'Five Sets of Hands' Cristy Zinn

'New Mzansi' Ashley Jacobs

'Azania' Nick Wood

'Notes from Gethsemane' Tade Thompson

'Planet X' S.A. Partridge

'The Gift of Touch' Chinelo Onwualu

'The Foreigner' Uko Bendi Udo

'Angel Song' Dave de 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

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Genre
science fictionfantasy
Setting
21st centuryafrica
Audience
adult
Length
long · 406 pages
Form
short stories

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