The Publisher Says: Dominion is the first anthology of speculative fiction and poetry by Africans and the African Diaspora. An old god rises up each fall to test his subjects. Once an old woman’s pet, a robot sent to mine an asteroid faces an existential crisis. A magician and his son time-travel to Ngoni country and try to change the course of history. A dead child returns to haunt his grieving mother with terrifying consequences. Candace, an ambitious middle manager, is handed a project that w...

An outstanding anthology full of life and culture, blending Africanfuturism, Afrofuturism, Afrojujuism, and the brunt of speculative fiction. Horror, sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal combine to create a collection of stories that approach compelling premises with unique worldbuilding and intriguing characters. Robots, betrayal, gods, unite in building stories that are epic, or have subtler SFF elements, or are bizarre and terrifying. Just as the title promises, you'll find the full scope of Africa an...

Full review to come on the blog.A great collection that covers a lot of ground in genre and tone. There is a feeling here in most of the works of deep wounds (no surprise to find many post-disaster/apocalypse stories) that the characters are struggling with, trying to recover from. The emphasis is on the ways that these wounds cannot be undone. The change has to be faced, confronted, and reckoned with before any sort of healing can start. And even then, the path forward can be hard, and lead to

I think it is an excellent book and it was great to read story written by people with a different background.I strongly appreciated the world building and the characters.Not all the story were at the same level but I can say I liked the all.It's strongly recommended.Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

I do admit to the possibility of there being some bias to my rating, it being my first book and all. But there, can't help it, I think it's awesome. 😍

This is a very strong anthology. Even the stories that didn‘t fully grab me gave me plenty to think about. Recommended! Trickin by Nicole Givens KurtzAn old god rises up each fall to test his subjects. A Halloween story with a supernatural twist. It was ok. ★★★☆☆Red_Bati by Dilman DilaDilman Dila is a Ugandan writer and film maker. The story is about a robot facing an existential crisis. Is he a human inside of a pet robot? Does he have a spirit? What is his purpose?This felt a bit like a physic...

**I was provided an e-arc of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**As with any anthology, there were some stories that I really enjoyed and others that weren't exactly to my taste. There were many stories that were folktale-esque, magical realism, etc. and that style of storytelling isn't something I'm incredibly familiar with (not since childhood anyway!) and it isn't always my favorite. But I think those stories were done well, so if that genre is your jam, you'll probably

Review only for the Nebula Award-nominated novella “Ife-Iyoku, Tale of Imadeyunuagbon” by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki; I haven’t read the rest of the anthology:This novella just did not work for me. On the surface it had all the elements that I anticipated to like — a post-apocalyptic society coming to fight against intruders, and discovering that there are deep issues within it as well, especially misogyny (“Violation of another man’s woman is a grave wrong, but in times like this when our survi...

A very, very strong anthology. Most of the authors are unknown to me and that's the beauty of anthology since many of them are now in my watch list!I've watched one of the editors, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, in various con panels this year and the way he spoke about African SF, the diversity of it and the rich tradition behind it, had been very appealing to me. Of course when this book was mentioned lots of time during these cons, also in the context of Afrofuturism, I just knew I had to read i...

***I was granted an ARC of this via Netgalley from the publisher.*** When I saw this book being talked about on Twitter, I knew I had to have a chance to review it. Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Science Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora edited by Zelda Knight and Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald is an excellent anthology featuring great sci-fi stories that are diverse in their settings and themes. The stories can take place in small villages or in grand interdimensional spaces. They...

It's always exciting to see short African speculative fiction gain traction in an anthology, and Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora edited by Zelda Knight and Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald most certainly delivers a range of tales. I will admit upfront that not all of the stories hit the mark with me, but I'll give a quick run-down."Trickin'" by Nicole Givens Kurtz provides an unsettling, post-apocalyptic vision involving a monstrous entity named only

A hugely impressive collection of stories ranging from fantasy, science fiction and horror tales exploring multiple aspects of the genres and giving me a host of nee authors to look out for - great read! Full review - https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/bl...

The authors in this anthology are top-notch and I'm so proud I had the chance to work with them!

This anthology was interesting, topical, different from anything else I’ve read before, and really challenged me as a reader.I’m always quick to snap up books based on cultures I’m unfamiliar with, so a collection of writings from African spec fic writers was super appealing to me. I was a little dubious of the “Africa and the African Diaspora” thing, though, for several reasons. One, Africa is about as far from monolithic as one can get, and lumping Ethiopia in with Senegal in with Nigeria in w...

https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3777774.htmlIt's billed as an anthology of speculative fiction from Africa and the African diaspora; there are thirteen stories altogether, most of them very good. It's interesting looking through the Goodreads reviews to see that different people have felt attracted to different stories in the anthology; I guess for me the ones that grabbed me most were “A Mastery of German”, by Marian Denise Moore, and “To Say Nothing of Lost Figurines”, by Rafeeat Aliyu. But mos...

~Desperation was a terrible aroma.~~I don't want to spend the rest of eternity talking to a metallic dog that thinks it's human.~~Their first language had been song.~~The second rule: never dig up the grave of your own relations. Never.~~The universe is soul. It seems dead as a rotting corpse, but it's and illusion. The universe is everyone. The universe is love.~~That a thing ends badly does not mean it was bad, or not the required or needed end.~

This anthology presents works across a variety of speculative fiction genres. As with any anthology, some works will appeal more to certain readers than others, but Dominion has something for everyone and it has something that almost no other collection of spec-fic has: black people, both as characters and authors. Speculative fiction in the United States has overall failed black people in terms of representation. Mainstream spec-fic is dominated by white authors. Some well-meaning white authors...

I had the privilege to read an advance copy. Dominion: An Anthology of Black Speculative Fiction is an excellent addition to the library of story collections that focus on the imaginative writing of authors of African/African Diaspora Descent. The stories range across the subgenres of speculative fiction as well as the world, providing an exciting and thought-provoking journey. It’s a mind-expanding book as well as the authors weave cultural details from their respective origins that are fascina...

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This excellent anthology covers a wide gamut of the genre universe. You can find robot stories, horror stories, fantasy, and science fantasy. If that’s not enough, then you are in luck, because you will discover a number of fantastic authors that ought to be household names. If you still demand more, every story holds many layers within it containing a great deal of social insight that needs to be absorbed by everyone within the SFF community. Every single story in here is a winner depending on