Africa Risen
A New Era of Speculative Fiction
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Africa Risen
Narrated by:
Amin El Gamal, Kim Staunton, Dele Ogundiran, Tony Tambi, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Jamie Lincoln Smith
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Summary
From an award-winning team of editors comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.
A group of cabinet ministers queries a supercomputer containing the minds of the country’s ancestors. A child robot on a dying planet uncovers signs of fragile new life. A descendant of a rain goddess inherits her grandmother’s ability to change her appearance—and perhaps the world.
Created in the legacy of the seminal, award-winning anthology series Dark Matter, Africa Risen celebrates the vibrancy, diversity, and reach of African and AfroDiasporic science fiction and fantasy and reaffirms that Africa is not rising—it’s already here.
©2022 Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Zelda Knight (P)2022 Recorded Books
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🌟The Sugar Mill (Tobias Buckell). 5/5. This was the best story in the anthology and I paused in appreciation at the sophisticated writing. Though the theme was grim viz. the afro-american slavery experience, the wit and Jamie Smith’s comedic timing was spot on.
🌟March Magic (WC Dunlap) 5/5. MM was all about the journey with its gorgeous metaphors and lush descriptions. Kim Staunton's vibrant alto and infectious enthusiasm was the anthology’s best performance.
🌟Door Crashers (Frank Zeph) 5/5. Oooh, l loved everything about this and shrieked with joy at the denouement!! My action-adventure | sci-fi soul was sated. Jamie Smith’s bass and accent work was icing on this goodness.
🌟IRL (Steven Barnes). 5/5. A boy learnt to forgive his father in this perfectly paced, character driven plot. The backdrop was hands down the most imaginative world-building of the anthology! Jamie Smith, as expected, had nary a false note in his narration.
🌟Exiles of Witchery (Ivana A Ofari). 5/5. Written from the POV of a superhero on a rescue mission, the tone is snarky and sarcastic. This was clever because the heavy themes – including mental health – were discussed without preaching. Listen out for Dele’s Afro-American lingo and cadence in a Nigerian accent!
⭐️A Girl Crawls in a Dark Corner (Alexis Vita). 4/5. A redemption story from an old hag’s POV. Kim Staunton did an outstanding job conveying the grim events and keeping the protagonist sympathetic. This was riveting listening.
⭐️A Soul of Small Places. (Mame Diene & Woppa Diallo) 4/5. Dele Ogundiran’s narration was exemplary in this origin story of a protective spirit. A warning that said spirit reveled in her vigilante badness!
⭐️The Lady of the Yellow Painted Library (Tobi Ogundiran). 4/5. It speaks to how good this horror was in building the main protagonist’s dread that Tambi's dire narration did not dim my interest!!
⭐️Air to Shape Lungs (Shingai Kigunda). 4/5. Gorgeous poetic depiction of deportation without evoking its misery - a remarkable achievement. Dele perfectly narrated the soul of this short.
An Embarrassment of Riches!
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