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Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

欧宝娱乐 Author

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January 19

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Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an African speculative fiction writer, editor, & publisher from Nigeria. He is a Nebula, Nommo, Otherwise and British Fantasy award winner, and a Hugo, Locus, Sturgeon & BSFA finalist. He edited the first ever Year's Best African Speculative Fiction anthology, the Bridging Worlds non-fiction anthology, co-edited Dominion, & the Africa Risen anthology. He founded Jembefola Press and the Emeka Walter Dinjos Memorial Award For Disability In Speculative Fiction

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Dominion Anthology; Charles Payseur Quicksip review and Geoff Ryman blurb

So we got this new review of the Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora by Charles Payseur of Quicksip Reviews. His review is always powerfully spot on. He always reviews stories with a special insight that lets you know he gets the story, really gets it. Anyway this isn't a review of the reviewer. Lol. So, enjoy the actual review on his blog

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	Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Sheree Ren茅e Thomas (Editor), Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Zelda Knight (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor) 3.77 avg rating — 951 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora by Zelda Knight (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Nicole Givens Kurtz (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Contributor) 3.96 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year鈥檚 Best African Speculative Fiction (2021) by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Somto O. Ihezue, Pemi Aguda 4.02 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Dystopias: The Road To Afropantheology by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author), Joshua Omenga 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bridging Worlds: Global Conversations on Creating Pan-African Speculative Literature In A Pandemic by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Nikhil Singh (欧宝娱乐 Author), Zelda Knight (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year鈥檚 Best African Speculative Fiction 2023 by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Chinaza Eziaghighala (Editor), Nalo Hopkinson (Contributor) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year鈥檚 Best African Speculative Fiction 2022 by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Eugen Bacon (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Milton Davis (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yemoja's Tears: An Anthology of Water, Bodies and Bodies of Water by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor/Author ), Alexis Brooks De Vita (Editori), Joshua Ichor (Editor ) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year鈥檚 Best African Speculative Fiction (2023) by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author), Chinaza Eziaghighala (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction (2023) by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Chinaza Eziaghighala (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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May/June 2022 Group Read: Africa

Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora by Zelda Knight

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A Fledgling Abiba by Dilman Dila

3 votes, 21.4%

The Year鈥檚 Best African Speculative Fiction by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

3 votes, 21.4%

Wizard of the Crow by Ng农g末 wa Thiong'o

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Ife-Iyoku, Tale of Imadeyunuagbon by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

1 vote, 7.1%

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Oghenechovwe鈥檚 Quotes

“It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: identity, self-image, sense-of-self, stories, storytelling

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“It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

tags: fantasy, fear, kvothe, man-s, name, patrick-rothfuss, wind, wise

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“Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: labels, manners

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“You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

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“Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

tags: books, relationships

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