MOTHERSOUND: The Sauútiverse Anthology

“The Sauútiverse is a mind-blowing, highly imaginative and deeply compelling sandbox. The wide range and excellent quality of these stories are a testament to that, offering yet another formidable trove of authors of African descent. In Mothersound, Talabi and company have offered us something seminal. This book will continue to influence the canon of Afrocentric futurisms for years to come.” — Suyi Davies Okungbowa, award-winning author of The Nameless Republic trilogy ---- The Sauútiverse is the first in an exciting new Shared World series guaranteed to entertain readers and introduce them to a new world of science fiction and fantasy by talented African writers. Featuring stories set in Sauúti—an Africa-inspired science-fantasy secondary world created by Africans, for the world—this world is like Black Panther meets Wild Cards with all the rich spacefaring worldbuilding of Dune. Sauúti, a five-planet system orbiting a binary star, is rooted deeply in a variety of African mythology, language, and culture. The Sauútiverse weaves in an intricate magic system based on the sounds of oral traditions and music, and includes science-fiction elements of artificial intelligence and space flight, including both humanoid and non-humanoid creatures. ---- “Mothersound: the Sauutiverse Anthology, is a rare and distinct Afrocentric treat that hums in the unity of a collective enriched with universal storytelling and the many languages of Mother Africa.” - Nuzo Onoh, Queen of African Horror, and recipient of the 2022 Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award. ---- Sauúti is filled with wonder, mystery, and magic. Sauúti awaits you. ------ “The Sauútiverse is a powerful original collective concept, and this debut anthology clearly shows collaboration can create more than the sum of its parts while remaining firmly true to its African heritage and taking that boldly into the future.” — Ivor W. Hartmann, writer and editor of AfroSF. ----- Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology is first large scale production to come out of this shared world. The anthology contains short stories and novellas set in this fictional civilization based on a blend of African cultural worldviews. The anthology contains: 🪐120,000 words 🪐14 short stories and novellas 🪐Dozens of works of art Contributing authors and artists include: Eugen Bacon, Tobias S. Buckell, T.L. Huchu, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Somto Ihezue, Adelehin Ijasan, Stephen Embleton, Akintoba Kalejaye, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Xan Van Rooyen, Dare Segun Falowo, Eye Kay Nwaogu, J. Umeh. Art by Stephen Embleton and Akintoba Kalejaye. ------------------------ "Fantastika at its best. The Sauútiverse invites a reader to drown in a poetic world, built with a Tolkenian attention to gripping detail, and full of creatures who excite the imagination in a dream-like rollercoaster. The illustrations are works of art in themselves, adding spice to the stories..." - Dilman Dila, internationally acclaimed and award-winning social activist, filmmaker and author.