November ended up being a month where a KickStarter, a minor operation (All fine) and a book all happened. I still found time to read some really good comics last month though and here’s my look at the first run of them. Nnedi Okorafor is the perfect choice for this series and the second issue …
Nnedi Okorafor is one of the best writers working today. Her Binti series especially is a modern classic of science fiction, combining an exploration of culture clash with a beautifully rendered examination of the hazards of being clever and the impact of a wider universe on both tradition and individuality. This isn’t quite her first …
Binti was one of the best entries in Tor’s first wave of novellas last year. It’s a remarkable book that takes a lot of the usual conceits around first contact stories and stands them on their head. I talked to Nnedi Okorafor about Binti, her process, the themes of the novella and how her academic …
Binti is the first piece of science fiction in the Tor novella line, which is appropriate. Not only is it a story about an intensely clever, brave and compassionate young woman who finds herself doing several things for the first time, it’s also a first contact story. The brilliance of it lies in just how …