Africa Risen Explained

Africa Risen
Editor:
Cover Artist:Manzi Jackson
Country:United States of America
Language:English
Genre:Science fiction anthology, Speculative fiction, essays, postmodern lit, literary fiction
Publisher:Tordotcom
Release Date:15 November 2022
Media Type:
  • Hardcover
  • e-Book
Pages:528 (hardcover)
Isbn:9781250833006
Isbn Note:hardcover
Subject:Anthology series
Preceded By:A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction is a speculative fiction anthology edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki featuring 32 original works of fiction. It was published in 2022 by Tor Publishing.[1]

Development and inspiration

The anthology serves as a third volume to the Dark Matter anthology series edited by Thomas from 1998 to 2004.[2] The first book published in this Dark Matter anthology was produced at the turn of the new millennium, the award winning A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (2000). The second book in the Dark Matter series was the equally lauded World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology winner, Reading the Bones (2004).

According to Thomas, re-kindled the desire to edit an anthology of Africans and Africans in the Diaspora when Ekpeki reached out to her.[2] The name of the anthology was supposed to be Africa Rising, but was changed because according to Thomas "Africa has risen".[2]

Content

Source:[3]

Themes

The themes in the anthology are Afrofuturism, Africanfuturism, climate, gender, LGBT and religion.

Reception

It is nominated for the 2023 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction.[4] NPR named it amongst their Best of the Year pick.[5] It earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly and Booklist.[6] [7] In the Publishers Weekly review, it was called "a magnificent and wide-ranging anthology..." noting that it is "a must-read for all genre fans."[6]

Booklist called it "a significant addition to the canon of modern speculative fiction."[7] while Library Journal considered it "a welcome introduction to speculative writers from the African continent and the African diaspora."[8] Isiah Lavender III in a review for Locus praised the work for an outstanding collection.[9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Africa Risen Anthology Celebrates Science Fiction Fantasy from Africa and the Diaspora. Alesia. Alexander. 9 March 2022. Brittle Paper. 4 December 2022.
  2. The Heart of Genre: Regina Kanyu Wang, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Sheree Renée Thomas on Curating Anthologies. Sheree Renée. Thomas. Oghenechovwe Donald. Ekpeki. October 5, 2022. Drew Broussard. Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre. Literary Hub and Tor Books. February 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Announcing Africa Risen, a New Anthology of African and Diasporic Speculative Fiction. Tor.com. September 20, 2021. February 1, 2023.
  4. Web site: Africa Risen Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Literary Work. Molly. Templeton. January 19, 2023. Tor.com. February 1, 2023.
  5. Web site: Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction. Alex. Brown. Books We Love. NPR.
  6. Web site: Africa Risen. 31 January 2023. Publishers Weekly.
  7. Web site: Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction. October 1, 2022. Leah von. Essen. Booklist. February 1, 2023.
  8. Web site: Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction. Danielle. Williams. September 16, 2022. subscription. Library Journal. February 1, 2023.
  9. Isiah. Lavender III. Isiah Lavender III Reviews Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, & Zelda Knight. December 31, 2022. Locus. February 1, 2023.

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