West Africa
Nigeria/USA
Contemporary
English
Science Fiction
A young Himba woman leaves Earth to attend an intergalactic university, becoming key to ending an ancient war between humans and the jellyfish-like Meduse.
Literary Significance
Won both Hugo and Nebula Awards; groundbreaking Afrofuturist novella
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editorial-summarynot primary textA young Himba woman leaves Earth to attend an intergalactic university, becoming key to ending an ancient war between humans and the jellyfish-like Meduse. Won both Hugo and Nebula Awards; groundbreaking Afrofuturist novella
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