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| Editor | |
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| Cover artist | Manzi Jackson |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Anthology series |
| Genre | Science fiction anthology,Speculative fiction,essays,postmodern lit,literary fiction |
| Publisher | Tordotcom |
Publication date | 15 November 2022 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| Media type |
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| Pages | 528 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781250833006 hardcover |
| Preceded by | A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora |
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction is aspeculative fiction anthology edited bySheree Renée Thomas,Zelda Knight, andOghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki featuring 32 original works of fiction. It was published in 2022 byTor Publishing.[1]
The anthology serves as a third volume to theDark Matter anthology series edited by Thomas from 1998 to 2004.[2]The first book published in thisDark Matter anthology was produced at the turn of thenew millennium, the award winningA Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (2000). The second book in the Dark Matter series was the equally laudedWorld Fantasy Award for Best Anthology winner,Reading the Bones (2004).[3]
According to Thomas,Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora 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 beAfrica Rising, but was changed because according to Thomas "Africa hasrisen".[2]
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The themes in the anthology areAfrofuturism,Africanfuturism,climate,gender,LGBT andreligion.[5]
It is nominated for the2023 NAACP Image Awards forOutstanding Literary Work – Fiction.[6] NPR named it amongst their Best of the Year pick.[7]It earned a starred review fromPublishers Weekly andBooklist.[8][9] In thePublishers Weekly review, it was called "a magnificent and wide-ranging anthology..." noting that it is "a must-read for all genre fans."[8]
Booklist called it "a significant addition to the canon of modern speculative fiction."[9] whileLibrary Journal considered it "a welcome introduction to speculative writers from the African continent and the African diaspora."[10]Isiah Lavender III in a review forLocus praised the work for an outstanding collection.[5]
