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Negus
- A Compilation of African-American Science Fiction, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Sean Slater
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, African American
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Publisher's Summary
Negus: A Compilation of African-American Science Fiction short stories and flash fiction will satisfy conspiracy theorists, sci-fi lovers, and urban fiction fans. Whether you're obsessed with aliens, astronomy, pineal gland decalcification, crystals, or life before birth and after death, Negus hits a home run with out-of-this-world content that'll leave you in deep thought about life and this planet we call home.
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-09-18
Surprising
Sadly , we are not treated to works like this...WE need more and I love the messages along with the imagery
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- Anonymous User
- 01-13-21
I liked it!
I actually really liked it. I can't say that I agreed with everything. But gosh it's refreshing hearing a different narrative voice in this genre and style of writing. A different story and a different voice. Yeah, nothing is new under the sun and it's not the first time a story like this is told but still, I enjoyed it. A story about black people that is different. That is not about being abused and oppressed. That's about what we want, how we would react in certain situations, about different things we're interested in, that we may think about. We're not always in black panther costumes and kinte and such. We're just people. Whole people with broader experiences than that.
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- Jarvis Kolen
- 08-11-19
Amazing
very well developed. Read back well. we need more of this amd should get it.
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- Rashiq
- 02-07-19
Awesome collection
Listening to this recording was an excellent experience. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the short stories and I look forward to more content in the Negus series.
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- Jackie C
- 01-12-19
Very Interesting
I have enjoyed this compilation of short stories and looking forward to listening to volume two it is a very interesting storyline I enjoyed it.