{"product_id":"the-years-best-african-speculative-fiction-2021-9781647100742","title":"The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER BEST ANTHOLOGY, WORLD FANTASY AWARDS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"You are bound to be wonderstruck.\"\u003ci\u003e--Lightspeed Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A must-read.\"\u003ci\u003e--Locus Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The British Fantasy Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe world's first ever \"year's best\" anthology of African speculative fiction. Edited by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, \u003cem\u003eThe Year's Best African Speculative Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e collects twenty-nine stories by twenty-five writers, which the press describes as \"some of the most exciting voices, old and new, from Africa and the diaspora, published in the 2020 year.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe anthology includes stories from Somto O. Ihezue, Pemi Aguda, Russell Nichols, Tamara Jerée, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tobias S. Buckell, Inegbenoise O. Osagie, Tobi Ogundiran, Chinelo Onwualu, Moustapha Mbacké Diop, Marian Denise Moore, Michelle Mellon, C.L. Clark, Eugen Bacon, Craig Laurence Gidney, Makena Onjerika, T.L. Huchu, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, Derek Lubangakene, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, WC Dunlap, ZZ Claybourne, and Dilman Dila. As Ekpeki notes, the announcement also includes a list of twenty-one additional notable stories from 2020--an excellent further reading list once you've finished the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEkpeki is the author of \"The Witching Hour,\" which won a 2019 Nommo award, and the co-editor of two other forthcoming anthologies: the nonfiction collection \u003cem\u003eBridging Worlds: Global Conversations on Creating Pan-African Speculative Literature in a Pandemic\u003c\/em\u003e (with Zelda Knight) and the speculative fiction collection \u003cem\u003eAfrica Risen\u003c\/em\u003e (with Zelda Knight and Sheree Renée Thomas).\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CAEZIK SF \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647100742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737827643573,"sku":"9781647100742","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f1ee8e4d-cdaf-4f89-94d2-be5da46ad395.jpg?v=1676385819","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-years-best-african-speculative-fiction-2021-9781647100742","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}