Binti: Home
Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor is the first edition published by Tor Publishing Group on January 31, 2017. This 176-page book continues the story of Binti, who has spent a year at Oomza University after being celebrated for uniting two warring planets. As she returns home with her friend Okwu, the first of his race to visit Earth in over a century, Binti faces the challenges of reconciling her new identity with her cultural roots.
In this sequel, readers will explore themes of alien contact and the complexities of cultural harmony as Binti confronts her family and elders. The narrative delves into the dynamics of friendship and the potential for peace between humans and the Meduse. With elements of science fiction and action-adventure, Binti: Home expands on the rich world established in the first book, offering a blend of personal growth and interstellar diplomacy.
Official synopsis Publisher
The thrilling sequel to the Hugo and Nebula-winning Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, and a finalist for the 2018 Hugo and Nommo Awards
It’s been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she found friendship in the unlikeliest of places.
And now she must return home to her people, with her friend Okwu by her side, to face her family and face her elders.
But Okwu will be the first of his race to set foot on Earth in over a hundred years, and the first ever to come in peace.
After generations of conflict can human and Meduse ever learn to truly live in harmony?
The Binti Series
Book 1: Binti
Book 2: Binti: Home
Book 3: Binti: The Night Masquerade
Praise for Nnedi Okorafor:
“Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It’s a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!” – Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper
“A perfect dove-tailing of tribal and futuristic, of sentient space ships and ancient cultural traditions, Binti was a beautiful story to read.” – Little Red Reviewer
“Binti is a wonderful and memorable coming of age story which, to paraphrase Lord of the Rings, shows that one girl can change the course of the galaxy.” – Geek Syndicate
“Binti packs a punch because it is such a rich, complex tale of identity, both personal and cultural… and like all of Nnedi Okorafor’s works, this one is also highly, highly recommended.” – Kirkus Reviews
“There’s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics.” -Ursula K. Le Guin
“Okorafor’s impressive inventiveness never flags.” – Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon
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