![]() ![]() ![]() "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. Her prodigious range elevates this short novella into a resonating performance that will linger long beyond its mere two-plus hours." – School Library Journal "With her rich, lyrical voice, narrator Robin Miles effortlessly moves among such emotions as anticipation, fear, resignation, and fortitude with just the slightest adjustments in breath. In the world of the novella, the Himba stick close to home and seldom leave their ancestral lands, even for. Her world turns upside down when she’s admitted to Oomza University far across the galaxyon a full scholarship. If Binti hopes to survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the University, itself - but first she has to make it there, alive. Binti, the novella’s titular character, is a mathematically gifted young woman of the South African Himba people. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti's stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. ![]() Winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novella! ![]()
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