Binti: The Complete Trilogy

Includes a brand-new Binti story!Collected for the first time in a trade paperback omnibus edition the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning Binti trilogy the story of one extraordinary girls journey from her home to distant Oomza University.In her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella Nnedi Okorafor introduced us to Binti a young Himba girl with the chance of a lifetime: to attend the prestigious Oomza University. Despite her familys concerns Bintis talent for mathematics and her aptitude with astrolabes make her a prime candidate to undertake this interstellar journey.   But everything changes when the jellyfish-like Medusae attack Bintis spaceship leaving her the only survivor. Now Binti must fend for herself alone on a ship full of the beings who murdered her crew with five days until she reaches her destination.   There is more to the history of the Medusae-and their war with the Khoush-than first meets the eye. If Binti is to survive this voyage and save the inhabitants of the unsuspecting planet that houses Oomza Uni it will take all of her knowledge and talents to broker the peace.   But even if Binti achieves this remarkable feat its not the end of her story. For this lone Himba woman now bonded with a Medusa and forever changed by this bond still must find a way to survive and thrive at Oomza University amid swirling interspecies biases. And eventually she must return home to test the strength of the fragile peace she worked so hard to win.   Collected now for the first time in omnibus form-and introducing a new Binti story-follow Bintis journey in this groundbreaking sci-fi trilogy. Review Praise for the Binti trilogy:Okorafors writing is even more beautiful than I remember it being inBintievocative and sharply elegant in its economy....WhatBinti: Home says ultimately is that traveling the galaxy is relatively easy compared to understanding ourselves and each other--and that this is crucial necessary work. -NPR[Binti: Home] opens up Bintis tale in astonishing ways while provocativelyexploring questions of identity and kinship. -Chicago TribuneBinti isa compact gem of adventure bravery and other worlds. Nnedi Okorafor efficiently and effectively uses the short format to create a visual suspenseful ride. And the heroine Binti invites us along to participate in her secret mission. From the start she is special and destined for greater things but without knowing the tests that will challenge her resilience. As a result her heroism and vulnerabilities grab our attention holding tight until the end. -USA TodayNnedi Okorafor writes glorious futures and fabulous fantasies. Her worlds open your mind to new things always rooted in the red clay of reality.Prepare to fall in love with Binti. -Neil GaimanNew York Times bestselling author ofAmerican GodsBinti is a supreme read about a smart edgy Afropolitan in space! Its a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable! -Wanuri Kahiu award-winning Kenyan film director ofPunzi andFrom a WhisperBinti is like Ripley having to deal with death and drama but in a really clever way that drinks from the pool of who she is. Its abeautiful heady a bit scary and ultimately fulfilling piece of fiction that made me cry in its last paragraph because of its hopeful uplifting ending. -Kirkus ReviewsBintis powerful feelings of displacement loss grief and joy make this entertaining narrativevivid funny and memorable. -Publishers WeeklyEqual parts thriller adventure and quest this work also serves as a timely parable about the power of educating girls. In spite of every possible obstacle Binti is a girl determined to succeed whose acute intellect will save her world. -Library Journal (starred review)The prose isvivid and unadorned the pacing strong and then developed as a whole deeply compelling. -Lo