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Black Stars
- A Galaxy of New Worlds
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Naomi Ackie, Nyambi Nyambi, Indya Moore, Adenrele Ojo, Brian Tyree Henry
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
2021 SOVAS Award Finalist for Audiobook Narration—Short Story Anthology—Best Voiceover
The sky is not the limit. From an alley in New York to an interstellar wormhole, the path to the future looks different for everyone. These cosmic short stories from some of today’s most influential Black authors reveal a universe of possibilities.
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The Black Pages by Nnedi Okorafor
By fate and fire, a being four millennia old is reborn in Mali in a short story of contemporary African life and ancient secrets by the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Binti trilogy.
The Visit by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
As a powerful matriarchy reshapes the world, two men - old friends - confront the past and future in a bracing speculative short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Americanah.
These Alien Skies by C.T. Rwizi
Accidents happen in the strange realms of the African Union system. One of them sends two humans to the far side of a star gate in a thrilling short story of hope, survival, and new dimensions.
Clap Back by Nalo Hopkinson
A past struggle for racial equity could achieve a profound future victory in this audacious short story about technology, hoodoo, and hope by a Nebula Award-winning author.
We Travel the Spaceways by Victor LaValle
Otherworldly interference in real-world New York City? Or delusions? For the answer, follow two loving strangers in an astonishing short story of faith and hope by a World Fantasy Award winner.
Critic reviews
“An outstanding assembly of authors is matched by a stellar set of narrators, including both well-versed veterans and fresh talents. Of particular note are LeVar Burton's jovially menacing turn in a story about underwater reparations and the cost of freedom, Naomi Ackie as a djinn-like creature reemerging in a time of conflict, and Brian Tyree Henry's vocal range as an unhoused man and the collection of soda cans that might be telling him the secrets of the universe.”–AudioFile Magazine
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- nyasha kanyemba
- 21-09-22
Leaves you wanting more
Amazing experience
Gripping story lines, most of them will make you wish they were long books
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- A A N
- 28-04-23
Very enjoyable
I enjoyed this series of short stories of alternative reality / sci fi
Good range of narrators.
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- Gabi Everett
- 09-09-22
A great collection
I loved how different and imaginative all the short stories were. Can’t wait to dive deeper into the writing of each of the authors
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- Interested Party
- 01-07-22
A fantastic adventure
Through our speculative pasts, present, and future. I hope that more will come pretty soon.
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- marcia henry
- 18-12-22
My new kind of si-fi!
I felt a realignment to si-fi that took me to a place of new possibilities.
Really enjoyed the fresh and relevant viewpoints.
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