The book follows the main protagonist, Binti, as she leaves Earth to travel intergalactically in space.
It is followed by a further two sequels, Binti: Home (2017) and Binti: The Night Masquerade (2018).
PRAISE FOR BINTI "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Binti is a horror science fiction short story written by Nnedi Okorafor and was first published in 2015 by Tor.com. If Binti hopes to survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the University, itself but first she has to make it there, alive. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti's stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. We knew author Nnedi Okorafor would show us stellar imagery, but little did we expect such an epic story of culture, identity, politics, spirituality. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novella! Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy.
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