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.Ĭollected now for the first time in omnibus form, follow Binti's story in this groundbreaking sci-fi trilogy. Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti series (20152017) weaves advanced mathematics, multi-species entanglements, and futuristic modes of communication into Africanfuturist narratives the series’ devotion to mathematics in particular has even led to its inclusion into the Scientific American ’s Math Reading Challenge 2020.

There is more to the history of the Medusae-and their war with the Khoush-than first meets the eye. 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. First published in 2015, Binti has won multiple prestigious literary awards, including the 2016 Hugo Award, the 2015 Nebula Award, and the 2016 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella.

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. Binti: The Complete Trilogy is a series of science fiction novellas written by Nnedi Okorafor, author of the Akata Witch series. 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. Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor: 9780756416935 : Books Includes a brand-new Binti story Collected for the first time in a trade paperback omnibus edition, the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning Binti trilogy. With Binti, her protagonist for Binti (2015), Binti: Home (2017), and Binti: The Night Masquerade (2018), as well as an accompanying short story, Binti: Sacred Fire (2019), Okorafor offers a futuristic character rooted in African tradition whose work as a master harmonizer bridges the technological and social. Collected for the first time in an 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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