{"product_id":"africa-risen-a-new-era-of-speculative-fiction-paperback","title":"Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheree Renée Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZelda Knight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Locus Award for Best Anthology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 NAACP Image Award Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 British Fantasy Award Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNPR \u003c\/i\u003eBest of the Year pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e Best SFF of the Year pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] \u003cb\u003emagnificent and wide-ranging anthology . . . A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e must-read for all genre fans.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom award-winning editorial team Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA group of cabinet ministers query a supercomputer containing the minds of the country's ancestors. A child robot on a dying planet uncovers signs of fragile new life. A descendent of a rain goddess inherits her grandmother's ability to change her appearance--and perhaps the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreated in the legacy of the seminal, award-winning anthology series \u003ci\u003eDark Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfrica Risen\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the vibrancy, diversity, and reach of African and Afro-Diasporic SFF and reaffirms that Africa is not rising--it's already here.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheree Renée Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning fiction writer, poet, and editor. Her work is inspired by myth and folklore, natural science and the genius of the Mississippi Delta. She is a co-editor of \u003ci\u003eAfrica Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction \u003c\/i\u003e(Tordotcom) and \u003ci\u003eTrouble the Waters: Tales of the Deep Blue \u003c\/i\u003e(Third Man Books). Her fiction collection, \u003ci\u003eNine Bar Blues: Stories from an Ancient Future\u003c\/i\u003e was a Finalist for the 2021 Ignyte, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction, \u003c\/i\u003eassociate editor of Obsidian, and also edited the two-time World Fantasy Award-winning groundbreaking anthologies, \u003ci\u003eDark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDark Matter: Reading the Bones \u003c\/i\u003e(Grand Central). She lives in Memphis, Tennessee near a river and a pyramid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki\u003c\/b\u003e is an African speculative fiction writer and editor from Nigeria. He won the Nommo Award for best short story by an African in 2019, the 2020 Otherwise Award, and the HWA diversity grant. He has been a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, BSFA, BFA, Sturgeon, This Is Horror, and Nommo awards. He co-edited the \u003ci\u003eDominion\u003c\/i\u003e anthology, is guest editor at Interstellar Flight Press, and editor of the first ever Year's Best African Speculative Fiction anthology. His written works have appeared and are forthcoming in Tor.com, NBC, \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGalaxy's Edge\u003c\/i\u003e and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eZelda Knight\u003c\/b\u003e sells books by day at Pride Book Café, and writes sci-fi and fantasy romance at night. She's also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Aurelia Leo, an independent Nebula Award-nominated press based in Louisville, Kentucky. Zelda co-edited \u003ci\u003eDominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e (Aurelia Leo, 2020), which has received critical acclaim, and won the 2021 British Fantasy Award for the same anthology. Keep in touch on social media or visit her website!\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555009884467,"sku":"9781250848192","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bV813J5Dq69781250848192.webp?v=1761126814","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/africa-risen-a-new-era-of-speculative-fiction-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}