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• Dawn

  Butler, Octavia E.

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  The first book of the landmark post-apocalyptic trilogy from Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award-winning author Octavia E. Butler. Conceived against a backdrop of Reagan-era nuclear brinksmanship, Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy—a classic of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Adventures of Lion Man

  Jennings, John, 1970-

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  In 1947, Orrin C. Evans created one of the world's first Black superheroes--Lion Man! Readapted and remixed for modern times, the award-winning visionary team of John Jennings and David Brame create a mind-blowing Afrofuturistic tale of cosmic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parable of the Talents

  a Graphic Novel Adaptation

  Duffy, Damian,

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  Set against a background of a war-torn continent under the control of a Christian fundamentalist fascist state, Parable of the Talents is a modern masterpiece that resonates powerfully. This graphic novel adaptation is brought to life thrillingly by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Marvel: Black Panther

  the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda

  Okungbowa, Suyi Davies,

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  Lost to time, space, and legend, Wakanda’s rightful king must answer the call of rebellion in this thrilling adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s acclaimed Black Panther run.

• The Ephemera Collector

  a Novel

  Jackson, Stacy Nathaniel,

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  In near-future Los Angeles, archivist Xandria Brown, battling long COVID but aided by adaptive AI, must navigate a sudden lockdown and protect the Diwata Collection, a vital archive of African-American history and culture, from a violent plot.

• Death of the Author

  Okorafor, Nnedi,

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  Newly fired and with her latest literary work rejected, paraplegic Nigerian American Zelu ends up writing a smash-hit science fiction novel. With excerpts of that book, Rusted Robots, interspersed throughout, readers follow Zelu as she navigates…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sweep of Stars

  Broaddus, Maurice

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  Welcome to: Muungano, an Afrocentric space utopia that parted ways with O.E. (Original Earth) to spread across the stars.Where you'll meet: community leader Amachi Adisa, who must make difficult decisions to ensure Muungano's survival; Fela Buhari,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ghostroots

  Stories

  Aguda, 'Pemi

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  In this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, ’Pemi Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before.

• Lost Ark Dreaming

  Okungbowa, Suyi Davies,

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  The inhabitants of the Pinnacle, a partially submerged high-rise building, find their lives upended by the arrival of a sea monster. Set in a future Lagos transformed by sea-level rise, this novel by the author of the Nameless Republic series…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Womb City

  Tsamaase, Tlotlo,

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  In a near-future Botswana where consciousness transfers are routine and implanted microchips keep people under constant surveillance, successful architect Nelah Bogosi-Ntsu occupies a body that used to belong to someone else. When she rebels against…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everfair

  Shawl, Nisi,

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  Afrofuturist alternate history Everfair offers intriguing anticolonialist what-if scenarios combined with steampunk elements populated by complex and flawed characters. Lyrical and dramatic, the leisurely paced interconnected stories braid together…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Shadow Speaker

  Okorafor, Nnedi,

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  This lyrical and fast-paced duology weaves a coming-of-age story with a revenge plot featuring teenagers with superhuman abilities in 2070 West Africa. Eiji, who can speak to shadows, and her friend Diekogu, who can control the weather, figure out…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Count of Monte Cristo

  Jama-Everett, Ayize, 1974-

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  The Last Count of Monte Cristo is a bold retelling of Alexandre Dumas’s classic tale of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption. This speculative update pushes the narrative into a future hundreds of years after the polar ice caps have melted and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Empire

  Schuyler, George S. (George Samuel), 1895-1977,

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  At once a daring, high-stakes science fiction adventure and a strikingly innovative Afrofuturist classic, this controversial and fearlessly political work lays bare the ethical quandaries of exactly how far one should go in the name of justice.

• Lovecraft Country

  A Novel

  Ruff, Matt

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  This popular horror series, which has been adapted into an equally popular television series, blends classic Lovecraft-influenced terrors with Afrofuturist themes. The resulting offbeat novels, composed of linked stories, are traditionally creepy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Windmaker

  Okupe, Roye,

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  With the country of Atala on the brink of civil war, the WindMaker-an ancient hero of the Atalians- mysteriously returns in what appears to be an effort to save his people.

• Where It Rains in Color

  Crittendon, Denise,

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  Lileala has just been named the Rare Indigo – beauty among beauties – and is about to embrace her stardom, until something threatens to change her whole lifestyle and turn the planet of Swazembi upside down.

• Africa Risen

  a New Era of Speculative Fiction

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  What it is: a wide-ranging anthology of 32 original fantasy and science fiction short stories by new and established writers from across the African continent and the African diaspora. Reviewers say: "an impressive survey of contemporary Black SFF…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Memory Librarian

  and Other Stories of Dirty Computer

  Monáe, Janelle,

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  In a world where a few can control or erase thoughts, lives are dictated by those who claim the right to decide others’ fates. This changes when Jane 57821 chooses to remember and break free. The stories delve into living under such totalitarian…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Noor

  Okorafor, Nnedi,

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  What it's about: After defending herself from a mob, cybernetically enhanced mechanic AO (née "Anwuli Okwudili", now "Artificial Organism") flees into the desert, where she meets a fellow outcast, Fulani herdsman DNA.Read it for: a fast-paced…Read moreRead more of this annotation