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The Lies of the Ajungo

Moses Ose Utomi
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Region

West Africa

Nigeria

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Speculative Fiction

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A desert fantasy novella about water, sacrifice, empire, myth, and the stories power tells to preserve itself.

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Part of a new wave of African fantasy centered on political mythmaking and ecological scarcity.

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A desert fantasy novella about water, sacrifice, empire, myth, and the stories power tells to preserve itself. Part of a new wave of African fantasy centered on political mythmaking and ecological scarcity.

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