fantasy
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The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
novella
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Nigeria
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speculative fiction
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The novella is set in a post-apocalyptic world particularly after one of the world wars. After the war, the remains of
Africa
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settled in Ife-Iyoku, a place in the Oyo Empire.
Reception
It was nominated for the
Nebula Award for Best Novella
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. it was also shortlisted for
Theodore Sturgeon Award
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It was also nominated for the
BSFA Award
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. It won the 2020
Otherwise Award
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and the 2021
Nommo Award
The Nommo Awards are literary awards presented by ''The African Speculative Fiction Society.''
The awards recognize works of speculative fiction by Africans, defined as "science fiction, fantasy, stories of magic and traditional belief, alternat ...