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A review by sorkatani
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Zelda Knight, Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
5.0
"Africa Risen" is a brilliant anthology of science fiction and fantasy tales written by authors from Africa and the African Diaspora.
There are 32 individual short stories that span a range of human emotions and experiences.
Going into this, the only author I recognised by name was Tananarive Due. I'm happy to say that I now have several more authors to keep an eye out for in the future.
Generally, when I read an anthology, I will enjoy some, but not all of the stories included. In this case, I can honestly say that even when I didn't exactly enjoy a story, I still felt it was worth the read.
I would say the lowest individual story score I would give is probably 3.5 stars, but the average story score would be around 4.5 stars.
I feel strongly that (most) people will walk away from this collection glad that they took the time to read it.
As for the narration, I can not fault any of the narrators or their performances. This is by far the best narrated collection of stories I have heard in a very long time.
There are 32 individual short stories that span a range of human emotions and experiences.
Going into this, the only author I recognised by name was Tananarive Due. I'm happy to say that I now have several more authors to keep an eye out for in the future.
Generally, when I read an anthology, I will enjoy some, but not all of the stories included. In this case, I can honestly say that even when I didn't exactly enjoy a story, I still felt it was worth the read.
I would say the lowest individual story score I would give is probably 3.5 stars, but the average story score would be around 4.5 stars.
I feel strongly that (most) people will walk away from this collection glad that they took the time to read it.
As for the narration, I can not fault any of the narrators or their performances. This is by far the best narrated collection of stories I have heard in a very long time.