Dominant Themes in Afro-Centric Fiction, Aurealis #158
The Sauútiverse integrates a robust diversity of traditional African spirituality and cultural practices across the continent that hosts over 50 countries, 2000 languages and nearly 1.4 billion peoples.
Sauútiverse: Speculative African Writers Reshaping World Building
Every other day, we see and hear of the progress being made by Africans and Africans in the diaspora; in various fields and sectors. One, however, manages to be deep yet relatively quiet, and that is the world of speculative fiction, which has experienced major shakes by Africans in the last few years and perhaps beyond.
Sauúti is taken from the word “Sauti” which means “voice” in Swahili. This world is a five-planet system orbiting a binary star. This world is rooted deeply in a variety of African mythology, language, and culture. Sauúti weaves in an intricate magic system based on sound, oral traditions and music. It includes science-fiction elements of artificial intelligence and space flight, including both humanoid and non-humanoid creatures. Sauúti is filled with wonder, mystery and magic.
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The culmination of nearly two years of world building, and after a successful crowdfunding campaign, Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology was published in November 2023 by Android Press.
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