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    Bad seed

    Jan 25, 2021 2 minutes

    This week we have two wonderful pieces of speculative fiction that draw on elements of African futurism to create near-futures that are shifted from the real world in a number of ways, both minor and profound.

    First up is by Nnedi Okorafor. The Nigerian-American author is one of the leading lights of fantasy and science-fiction for both adults

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