{"id":7852,"date":"2021-09-28T22:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=7852"},"modified":"2021-09-28T22:00:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T05:00:32","slug":"review-the-years-best-african-speculative-fiction-2021-anthology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/09\/28\/review-the-years-best-african-speculative-fiction-2021-anthology\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Year\u2019s Best African Speculative Fiction (2021) anthology"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Review:The Year\u2019s Best African Speculative Fiction (2021)<\/strong>
by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki<\/a>, Somto O. Ihezue<\/a>, Pemi Aguda<\/a>, Russell Nichols<\/a>, Tamara Jer\u00e9e<\/a>, Tlotlo Tsamaase<\/a>, Sheree Ren\u00e9e Thomas<\/a>, Tobias S. Buckell<\/a>, Inegbenoise O. Osagie<\/a>, Tobi Ogundiran<\/a>, Chinelo Onwualu<\/a>, Moustapha Mbacke Diop<\/a>, Marian Denise Moore<\/a>, Michelle Mellon<\/a>, Eugen Bacon<\/a>, Craig Laurance Gidney<\/a>, Makena Onjerika<\/a>, Tendai Huchu<\/a>, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu<\/a>, Derek Lubangakene<\/a>, Suyi Davies Okungbowa<\/a>, Shingai Njeri Kagunda<\/a>, WC Dunlap<\/a>, ZZ Claybourne<\/a>, Dilman Dila<\/a>
Publisher:<\/strong> Jembefola Press<\/a>
Publication Date:<\/strong> September 28, 2021
Genres:<\/strong> Horror<\/a>, Science Fiction<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 358
Source:<\/strong> NetGalley<\/a>

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: \"One\"One\"One\"One<\/span>


The first ever Year's Best African speculative fiction anthology with works from some of the most exciting voices, old and new, published in the 2020 year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere You Go\u201d by Somto O. Ihezue
\n\u201cThings Boys Do\u201d by Pemi Aguda
\n\u201cGiant Steps\u201d by Russell Nichols
\n\u201cThe Future in Saltwater\u201d by Tamara Jer\u00e9e
\n\u201cThe ThoughtBox\u201d by Tlotlo Tsamaase
\n\u201cThe Parts That Make Us Monsters\u201d by Sheree Ren\u00e9e Thomas
\n\u201cScar Tissue\u201d by Tobias S. Buckell
\n\u201cAncestries\u201d by Sheree Ren\u00e9e Thomas
\n\u201cBreath of the Sahara\u201d by Inegbenoise O. Osagie
\n\u201cThe Many Lives of an Abiku\u201d by Tobi Ogundiran
\n\u201cA Love Song for Herkinal as composed by Ashkernas amid the ruins of New Haven\u201d by Chinelo Onwualu
\n\u201cA Curse at Midnight\u201d by Moustapha Mback\u00e9 Diop
\n\u201cA Mastery of German\u201d by Marian Denise Moore
\n\u201cAre We Ourselves?\u201d by Michelle Mellon
\n\u201cWhen the Last of the Birds and the Bees Have Gone On\u201d by C.L. Clark
\n\u201cThe Goatkeeper\u2019s Harvest\u201d by Tobi Ogundiran
\n\"Baba Klep\u201d by Eugen Bacon
\n\"Desiccant\u201d by Craig Laurance Gidney
\n\"Disassembly\u201d by Makena Onjerika
\n\"The River of Night\u201d by Tlotlo Tsamaase
\n\"Egoli\u201d by T.L. Huchu
\n\"The Friendship Bench\u201d by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
\n\u201cFort Kwame\u201d by Derek Lubangakene
\n\"We Come as Gods\u201d by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
\n\u201cAnd This is How to Stay Alive\u201d by Shingai Njeri Kagunda
\n\u201cThe Front Line\u201d by WC Dunlap
\n\"Penultimate\u201d by ZZ Claybourne
\n\u201cLove Hangover\u201d by Sheree Ren\u00e9e Thomas
\n\u201cRed_Bati\u201d by Dilman Dila<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>

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