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About Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Suyi Davies Okungbowa is a Nigerian author of fantasy, science fiction and general speculative work. His latest novel is SON OF THE STORM, first in the epic fantasy trilogy The Nameless Republic (the second novel, WARRIOR OF THE WIND, releases soon). His debut godpunk fantasy novel DAVID MOGO, GODHUNTER won the 2020 Nommo Ilube Award for Best Speculative Novel by an African. His shorter works have appeared in various periodicals and anthologies and have been nominated for various awards. He has also written stories for younger audiences under Suyi Davies, the latest of which is the Minecraft novel, THE HAVEN TRIALS. He earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona, and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa.
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Journey into a lawless land and take its toughest trials in this official Minecraft novel!
All of Cecelia Alao's friends call her Cece. All one of them. But she and Therese are so close that one friend is all Cece needs. Both at school and in their shared Minecraft world, Cece and Therese are inseparable. Until the night before the first day of school, when Therese sends Cece a message, three words that change everything:
We are moving.
Therese's new home in the USA is 7,000 miles away from Lagos, where the two best friends grew up. Not only is Cece facing secondary school without her best friend, but she's losing the world she built with Therese. But Cece still has hope. Maybe she can't cross the world to get to her friend, but in Minecraft she won't need to. Therese has invited her to a new server-with new friends from her new home-a place called Haven. All Cece has to do is join and they'll be reunited. It's that easy, right?
When she follows the invite, she realizes just how wrong she was. Lost in a chaotic world named Anarchia, Cece learns that the server's owner, a shadowy figure called the Ocury, has sealed off the peaceful land of Haven behind a twisted initiation ceremony called the Haven Trials.
Three titanic tasks. Five lives to complete them. A host of dangerous mobs and griefing players. If Cece fails, she'll be banned from the server forever. There's no way she can do this alone. If she wants to play with Therese again, she's going to have to find new people she can rely on-both in-game and IRL.
No time to lose. . . . The trials await!
LAGOS WILL NOT BE DESTROYED
The gods have fallen to earth in their thousands, and chaos reigns.
Though broken and leaderless, the city endures.
David Mogo, demigod and godhunter, has one task: capture two of the most powerful gods in the city and deliver them to the wizard gangster Lukmon Ajala.
No problem, right?
A ground-breaking anthology celebrating Marvel’s beloved Black Panther and his home of Wakanda, penned by an all-star cast of authors such as Sheree Renée Thomas and Nikki Giovanni.
T'Challa faces the gods of his parents. Vampires stalk Shuri and a Dora Milaje in voodoo-laced New Orleans. Erik Killmonger grapples with racism, Russian spies, and his own origins. Eighteen brand-new tales of Wakanda, its people, and its legacy.
The first mainstream superhero of African descent, the Black Panther has attracted readers of all races and colors who see in the King of Wakanda reflections of themselves. Storytellers from across the African Diaspora some already literary legends, others who are rising stars have created for this collection original works inspired by the world of the Panther and its inhabitants. With guest stars including Storm, Monica Rambeau, Namor, and Jericho Drumm, these are stories of yesterday and today, of science and magic, of faith and love.
These are the tales of a king and his country. These are the legends whispered in the jungle, myths of the unconquered men and women and the land they love.
These are the Tales of Wakanda.
Featuring stories by Linda D. Addison, Maurice Broaddus, Christopher Chambers, Milton J. Davis, Tananarive Due, Nikki Giovanni, Harlan James, Danian Jerry, Kyoko M., L.L. McKinney, Temi Oh, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Glenn Parris, Alex Simmons, Sheree Renée Thomas, Cadwell Turnbull and Troy L. Wiggins.
A magician teams up with a disgruntled civil servant to find his missing wand. A taboo error in a black market trade brings a man face-to-face with his deceased father—literally. The death of a King sets off a chain of events that ensnare a trickster, an insane killing machine, and a princess, threatening to upend their post-apocalyptic world. Africa is caught in the tug-of-war between two warring Chinas, and for Ibrahima torn between the lashings of his soul and the pain of the world around him, what will emerge? When the Goddess of Vengeance locates the souls of her stolen believers, she comes to a midwestern town with a terrible past, seeking the darkest reparations. In a post-apocalyptic world devastated by nuclear war, survivors gather in Ife-Iyoku, the spiritual capital of the ancient Oyo Empire, where they are altered in fantastic ways by its magic and power.
Give your graduate the gift of joy! Celebrate Black boyhood at every stage with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors—including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia.
★ "Pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness." —Booklist, starred review
Black boy joy is…
Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.
Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.
Finding your voice—and your rhymes—during tough times.
Flying on your skateboard like nobody’s watching.
And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.
Contributors include: B. B. Alston, Dean Atta, P. Djèlí Clark, Jay Coles, Jerry Craft, Lamar Giles, Don P. Hooper, George M. Johnson, Varian Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tochi Onyebuchi, Julian Randall, Jason Reynolds, Justin Reynolds, DaVaun Sanders, and Julian Winters
Welcome to issue eighty-six of NIGHTMARE! This month, we have a new story by Adam-Troy Castro ("Dollhouse") that redefines the words "dysfunctional family." Gwendolyn Kiste gives voice to Dracula's most famous victim in her original short story "The Eight People Who Murdered Me (Excerpt from Lucy Westenra's Diary)". We also have reprints by Seanan McGuire ("With Graveyard Weeds and Wolfbane Seeds") and Suyi Davies Okungbowa ("The Secret Life of the Unclaimed"). In the latest installment of our column on horror, "The H Word," Mica Dean Hicks talks about the role of cruelty in horror fiction... and life. We also have author spotlights with our authors and a feature interview with Lois H. Gresh.
EDITORIAL
Our Audacity by Maurice Broaddus
Words from the Editor-in-Chief by Jason Sizemore
FICTION
Dune Song by Suyi Davies Okungbawa
Fugue State by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due
N-Coin by Tobias S. Buckell
Pimp My Airship (novel excerpt) by Maurice Broaddus
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Memphis Minnie Sing the Stumps Down Good by LaShawn M. Wanak
When We Dream We Are Our God by Wole Talabi
NONFICTION
Let's Talk About Afrofuturism by Troy L. Wiggins
INTERVIEWS
Interview with Author Steven Barnes by Andrea Johnson
Interview with Cover Artist Godwin Akpan by Russell Dickerson
Who doesn’t love a good heist? You have the charismatic leader, the quirky team of experts, and that one little thing that always goes wrong. You know what’s even better than a good heist? A Brick Moon-style heist.
Here we are at the head of Summer 2018 and we want to take you on a handful of thrilling adventures – how it may end is uncertain, but we know one thing… . It Starts With A Heist.
“The Lily Rose” by Emily B. Cataneo
“A Discreet Music” by Michael Wehunt (reprint)
“Can Anything Good Come” by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
“We is We” by Michael Harris Cohen (reprint)
To celebrate its sixth year, The Lights Out series expands into a full-fledged, continent-wide anthology, digging deep to find some of the best buried African horror fiction.
This year, Lights Out issues a special edition of 10 horror stories – some original, some re-issued, all excellent – by some of the best African writers working today. These stories are set in Africa, feature African characters and explore African fears through the horror genre.
This is: Lights Out: Resurrection
They have arisen.
The things we buried, the ones we thought we would never see again.
But they are not what they used to be.
And neither are we.
Lights Out: Resurrection is an anthology that explores what happens when that which we thought dead returns seeking vengeance, when sins we thought hidden resurface to haunt, when prejudices we thought forgotten return to us, brandishing teeth.
Featuring spectacular African authors from the horror, dark fantasy, speculative fiction, and thriller genres, Lights Out: Resurrection showcases excellent contemporary African horror fiction.
Prepare yourself for 10 terror-inducing tales.
Includes:
"Daughter Dearest" by Chioma Odukwe – A woman who has just lost her husband finds herself in danger of losing her daughter as well and goes to desperate lengths to keep her in this unusual zombie story.
"Shame" by Nerine Dorman – A biracial couple try to find acceptance during South Africa’s post-apartheid transition period but find themselves confronted with a devastating horror instead.
"Sleep Papa, Sleep" by Suyi Davies Okungbowa – A mistake made during a taboo trade leaves a young man in modern Lagos desperate to rid himself of something terrifying from beyond the grave.
"Blood and Fire" by Sawaleh – Religious corruption in one of Africa’s largest Megachurches awakens an ancient and unspeakable horror that seeks to punish, corrupt and feed.
"Koi-Koi" by Raymond Elenwoke – One of Nigeria’s most prevalent and persistent urban legends is given an origin story in this frightening interpretation of Lady Koi-Koi.
"Eaters Of Flesh" by Ezeikoye Chkwunonso – A young university student is confronted by mysterious events involving his parents that threaten his sanity and his life.
"Afin" by Edwin Okolo – Twisting the Snow White fairy tale and transposing it to pre-colonial Nigeria, the court of a king is thrown into disarray when his older wives pit themselves against his youngest.
"Hadiza" by Nuzo Onoh – A man’s greed and lust lead him to divorce his faithful and loyal wife, an action that has dire consequences in this Nollywood-meets-Kaidan style tale.
"The Wild Dogs" by Mandisi Nkomo – A Swedish woman volunteers to help fight a strange disease consuming Cape Town and comes faces to face with monstrous inhumanity.
"Udu" by Damilare Falowo – A village girl and her newborn child are thrown into a cursed forest to die but in the forest she finds vengeful things that are worse than death.
Table of Contents:
Editorial
Fiction: “The Customer is Always Right” by Anna Salonen
Fiction: “Q&A: An AI Love Story” by Fade Manley
Nonfiction: “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Dwarf Planets” by Pamela L. Gay
Fiction: “Panic Twice, Spin” by Malon Edwards
Nonfiction: “Video Game Review: Why We Love Playing Flight Rising” by Karen Bovenmyer, Kri Dontje, and Mur Lafferty
Reprint: “Imma Gonna Finish You Off” by Marina J. Lostetter
Fiction: “Sleeping with Spirits” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
Nonfiction: “The Story Doctor Is (In)” by James Patrick Kelly
Nonfiction: “Series Review: Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody, Egyptologist” by Karen Bovenmyer
Fiction: “Bargain” by Sarah Gailey
Fiction: “Places” by Suyi Davies
Nonfiction: “Favorite 2014-2015 Graphic Novels: Nimona, Finder: Third World, Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: No Normal, Trees and the upcoming Star Wars, Volume 1: Skywalker Strikes and Lady Killer” by Adam Gallardo
Fiction: “Tales of a Fourth Grade Shoggoth” by Kevin Wetmore
Nonfiction: “Movie Review: Turbo Kid: Why this BMX Blood Sparkle Unicorn Apocalypse will Blow your Mind” by Rachael Acks
Nonfiction: “Book Review: Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl” by Karen Bovenmyer
Nonfiction: “Book Review: M. R. Carey’s The Girl with All the Gifts” by Karen Bovenmyer
Fiction: “The Insect Forest” by Paul DesCombaz