Mothersound, Wole Talabi
Mothersound, Wole Talabi
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Mothersound
The Sauútiverse Anthology

Author: Wole Talabi

Narrator: Kofi Boakye, Anniwaa Buachie, Délé Ogundiran, Tony Tambi

Unabridged: 14 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/12/2024


Synopsis

WELCOME TO THE SAUÚTIVERSE

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

Reviews

Goodreads review by Doomscribe on March 27, 2024

Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology (edited by Wole Talabi) is a delve into a newly created shared world, a science-fantasy playground full of big events and small victories. Following in the footsteps of anthologies like Wild Cards and Thieves’ World, authors come together to write stories in a......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on March 28, 2024

Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology, edited by Wole Talabi, is a collection of science-fantasy, shared-world/universe stories set in a universe created by African and African diaspora writers reflecting a combination of worldviews from throughout the African continent. The setting is also describ......more

Goodreads review by Clara on April 18, 2024

The structure of this anthology fascinates me. A couple of pages before each story help to place it in a timeline, on a planet, and relative to perspectives offered in other stories. This allows various authors to lean into fantasy or science fiction, using mythic or more modern language, and build......more