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The book analyses stories by Nnedi Okorafor, Wanuri Kahiu, Lauren Beukes, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Chinelo Onwualu and many others. Aunt Spray/Shutterstock

July 24, 2025

African sci‑fi imagines new ways of living in climate‑changed worlds

Carl Death, University of Manchester

In his new book, Carl Death weighs up climate policies in African countries with each country’s stories and films about climate change.

Speculative fiction is booming and several African authors are staking a claim in the market. Donald Iain Smith/Getty Images

December 19, 2024

6 best African sci‑fi and fantasy books to read

Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University; Bibi Burger, University of Cape Town; Carl Death, University of Manchester; Deirdre C. Byrne, University of South Africa; Nedine Moonsamy, University of Johannesburg, and Peter J. Maurits, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

From angry spirits and parallel universes to alien abductions and epic folklore, African writers are offering fresh new horizons for the world’s science fiction landscape.

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