The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction by Eugen Bacon, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Milton Davis

The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction

Eugen Bacon, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Milton Davis

422 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

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 This is the follow up to the highly acclaimed 2021 anthology described as containing “some of the most exciting voices, old and new, from Africa and the diaspora, published in the 2020 year.”The first won the World Fantasy Award for best antholog...

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Community Reviews Summary of 22 reviews

Moods

adventurous 100%
dark 85%
mysterious 71%
challenging 57%
reflective 57%
tense 42%
emotional 28%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 28%
funny 14%
informative 14%
sad 14%

Pace

medium 85%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Plot: 20% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

4.2

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