2024 British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology/Collection (nominee)
2024 Locus Award for Best Anthology (nominee)
2023 BSFA Award for Best Collection (nominee)
WELCOME TO THE SAUÚTIVERSE
“The Sauútiverse project...aims to rival other popular science-fantasy properties, such as George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards universe, with a grounding in African culture and a depth of imagination...this feels like the start of something monumental.”
—Publishers Weekly
Contributors include: Nebula Award winner Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, World Fantasy Award nominee Eugen Bacon, NYT bestselling author Tobias S. Buckell, Caine Prize nominee T.L. Huchu, Adelehin Ijasan, Stephen Embleton, Akintoba Kalejaye, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Xan Van Rooyen, Dare Segun Falowo, Eye Kay Nwaogu, J. Umeh, and Somto Ihezue. With a foreword by Fabrice Guerrier, Founder of Syllble Studios.
Mothersound is the first anthology of stories set in this fictional shared world based on a blend of African cultural worldviews. Edited by Locus award nominated editor Wole Talabi with contributions from around the African continent and diaspora, Sauúti is filled with wonder, mystery, and magic.
“The Sauútiverse project...aims to rival other popular science-fantasy properties, such as George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards universe, with a grounding in African culture and a depth of imagination...this feels like the start of something monumental.”
—Publishers Weekly
Contributors include: Nebula Award winner Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, World Fantasy Award nominee Eugen Bacon, NYT bestselling author Tobias S. Buckell, Caine Prize nominee T.L. Huchu, Adelehin Ijasan, Stephen Embleton, Akintoba Kalejaye, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Xan Van Rooyen, Dare Segun Falowo, Eye Kay Nwaogu, J. Umeh, and Somto Ihezue. With a foreword by Fabrice Guerrier, Founder of Syllble Studios.
Mothersound is the first anthology of stories set in this fictional shared world based on a blend of African cultural worldviews. Edited by Locus award nominated editor Wole Talabi with contributions from around the African continent and diaspora, Sauúti is filled with wonder, mystery, and magic.
- African-based intergalactic worldbuilding
Space travel
Humanoid and non-humanoid creatures
Artificial intelligence
Intricate magic system based on sound, oral traditions, and music
Genre: Science Fiction
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