Cover of Binti

Binti

by Unknown Author

3.8
(49 ratings)
112 pages2018Tor.comISBN 9781250203427

About this book

<p><b>Nnedi Okorafor's <i>Binti </i>is the winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novella!<br></b><br>Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs.<br><br>Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti's stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach.<br><br>If Binti hopes to survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the University, itself — but first she has to make it there, alive.<br><br><b>The Binti Series</b><br>Book 1: <i>Binti<br></i>Book 2: <i>Binti: Home</i><br>Book 3: <i>Binti: The Night Masquerade</i><br><br>PRAISE FOR <i>BINTI</i><br><br>"Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!" — Wanuri Kahiu, award-winning Kenyan film director of <i>Punzi</i> and <i>From a Whisper</i><br><br>At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>

Publication Details

Publisher
Tor.com
Published
2018
Pages
112
ISBN
9781250203427

About Unknown Author

Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor(a) (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu; born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and science fiction for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker, Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, Lagoon and Remote Control. She has also written for comics and film. Her writing, which she describes as "Africanfuturism" and "Africanjujuism", is heavily influenced by her dual Nigerian and American heritage. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Eisner Award.

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