“The third in this pioneering series with an honour roll of some of African writing’s biggest names contributing. Unmissable.” — Geoff Ryman, author, awarded the Nebula, two-time Arthur C. Clarke, three-time BSFA, two-time Canadian Sunburst, as well as the Campbell, Philip K. Dick, and James Tiptree Jr., awards.

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“The compelling, graceful stories in AfroSFv3 embrace a generous spectrum of places and peoples, eras and objectives. From sophisticated space operas to gritty cyberpunk streets; from day-after-tomorrow beginnings to far-off futures; from familial closeness to alien vastness, these well-wrought tales, infused with all the sharp, bright, enticing flavors of their African origins, show us the commonality of our species across all racial, ethnic and gender lines. Truly, these writers speak the same science fiction tongue as their like-minded cousins from the rest of the planet, with beautiful accents of their native soil.” — Paul Di Filippo, author of Cosmocopia, The Steampunk Trilogy, and others.

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“With stories ranging from mundane science fiction to distant space opera passing from post-colonial biopunk and new family ties, the latest book of in the AfroSF series shows that inclusivity and multiculturality is the key to the future. As quality storytelling - rooted in every culture and tradition - doesn’t belong to a single country or language, these stories prove that the future - as evident as it might sound although not always considered so - does happen everywhere. Excellent reading!” — Francesco Verso, author of Nexhuman and editor of Future Fiction.

AfroSFv3

Edited by Ivor W. Hartmann

A StoryTime Publication

AfroSFv3 Copyright © 2018 Ivor W. Hartmann

All stories are © copyrighted to their respective authors and used here with permission.

All Rights Reserved

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form, or by any means electronic, mechanical or photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express written permission of the publisher.

ISBN: 978-91-982913-2-2 (ebook edition)

ISBN: 978-91-982913-3-9 (paperback edition)

For more information, please contact StoryTime:

storytime.publishing@gmail.com

Introduction

Ivor W. Hartmann

Njuzu

T.L. Huchu

The Girl Who Stared at Mars

Cristy Zinn

The EMO Hunter

Mandisi Nkomo

The Luminal Frontier

Biram Mboob

The Far Side

Gabriella Muwanga

Drift-Flux

Wole Talabi

Journal of a DNA Pirate

Stephen Embleton

The Interplanetary Water Company

Masimba Musodza

Safari Nyota: A Prologue

Dilman Dila

Parental Control

Mazi Nwonwu

Inhabitable

Andrew Dakalira

Ogotemmeli’s Song

Mame Bougouma Diene