Sauúti Terrors: Short Stories from the Unique Universe Created by Contemporary African Writers
by Eugen Bacon (Editor), Stephen Embleton (Editor), Cheryl S. Ntumy (Editor)
The Sauútiverse
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Co-editors Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embletonand Cheryl S. Ntumybring us a powerful and haunting collection of short stories from the groundbreaking Sauútiverse, following the success of Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology. Sauúti Terrorstells of the doomed, the damned, the shunned, the cunning, the destroyers, the noxious, and more, in the worlds of the living, the in-between and the dead. Unravel the darkest stories in the deepest parts of the Sauúti five-planet system with its two suns, show more and orbiting a binary star. Bringing together African and African diaspora writers, the collection features five-time Bram Stoker Award winner and recipient of the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award Linda D. Addison and other prominent speculative fiction authors, including T.L. Huchu, Xan van Rooyen, Jamal Hodge, Ishola Abdulwasiu Ayodele, Wole Talabi, Mazi Nwonwu, Kofi Nyameye, D.S. Falowo, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, J. Umeh, Moustapha Mbacké Diop, Miguel O. Mitchell, DaVaun Sanders and Nerine Dorman. The Flame Tree Beyond and Withinshort story collections bring together tales of myth and imagination by modern and contemporary writers, carefully selected by anthologists, and sometimes featuring short stories from a single author. Overall, the series presents a wide range of diverse and inclusive voices with myth, folkloric-inflected short fiction, and an emphasis on the supernatural, science fiction, the mysterious and the speculative. The books themselves are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover editions, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure. show lessTags
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Sauuti Terrors by Eugene Bacon is an intriguing sci-fi anthology that blends technical imagination with deep emotional layers. Each story offers something unique, ranging from themes of women’s oppression to journeys across imaginative worlds. I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook—the narrators added a compelling touch and made the experience more immersive. While the collection showcases versatility, it also made me feel that Black authors have immense potential to explore even more genres beyond contemporary fiction. This anthology is a great example of how diverse and expansive their storytelling can be, and I’d love to see more such explorations in the future. The book deserves 3 stars.
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- 2026-01-20
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