And eventually, she must return home to test the strength of the fragile peace she worked so hard to win.Ĭollected now for the first time in omnibus form-and introducing a new Binti story-follow Binti's journey in this groundbreaking sci-fi trilogy. For this lone Himba woman, now bonded with a Medusa and forever changed by this bond, still must find a way to survive and thrive at Oomza University amid swirling interspecies biases. If Binti is to survive this voyage and save the inhabitants of the unsuspecting planet that houses Oomza Uni, it will take all of her knowledge and talents to broker the peace.īut even if Binti achieves this remarkable feat, it's not the end of her story. Born in the United States to two Nigerian (Igbo) immigrant parents and visiting family in Nigeria since she was a.

The more specific terms for her works are africanfuturism and africanjujuism, both terms she coined and defined. All 3 Binti novellas in the trilogy were nominated for Hugos for Best Novella, the 1st won both a Hugo and Nebula. Nnedi Okorafor 'Prepare to fall in love with Binti.' Neil Gaiman Winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novella Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people. There is more to the history of the Medusae-and their war with the Khoush-than first meets the eye. Nnedi Okorafor is a New York Times Bestselling writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. Now, Binti must fend for herself, alone on a ship full of the beings who murdered her crew, with five days until she reaches her destination. Despite her family's concerns, Binti's talent for mathematics and her aptitude with astrolabes make her a prime candidate to undertake this interstellar journey.īut everything changes when the jellyfish-like Medusae attack Binti's spaceship, leaving her the only survivor. In her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella, Nnedi Okorafor introduced us to Binti, a young Himba girl with the chance of a lifetime: to attend the prestigious Oomza University. Collected for the first time in a trade paperback omnibus edition, the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning Binti trilogy, the story of one extraordinary girl's journey from her home to distant Oomza University.

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