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Wole Talabi is an engineer, writer, and editor from Nigeria. He is the author of the acclaimed fantasy novel SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON, which was nominated for the Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy awards; and the sci-fi thriller THE FIST OF MEMORY. His short fiction has appeared in places like Asimov’s, Clarkesworld, and The Africa Risen anthology and is collected in CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS and INCOMPLETE SOLUTIONS. He has been a finalist for the Hugo, Nommo, BSFA, Sidewise, Ignyte and Crawford awards, as well as the Caine Prize for African Writing. He has edited five anthologies. He likes scuba diving, elegant equations, and oddly shaped things. He currently lives in Perth, Australia. Find him at wtalabi.wordpress.com and at @wta ...more

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	Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon 3.64 avg rating — 1,681 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Convergence Problems 4.07 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incomplete Solutions 3.92 avg rating — 148 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dream of Electric Mothers 3.80 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Africanfuturism: An Anthology by Wole Talabi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), T.L. Huchu (Contributor) 3.86 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unquiet on the Eastern Front by Wole Talabi (Goodreads Author), Manzi Jackson (Ilustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fist of Memory 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	আগামী রাত্রির উপাখ্যান- সমকালীন আফ্রিকান স্পেকুলেটিভ ফিকশন by Wole Talabi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sudeep Chatterjee (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nick Wood (Contributor) 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MOTHERSOUND: The Sauútiverse Anthology by Wole Talabi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eugen Bacon (Goodreads Author), Tobias S. Buckell (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	আলো আঁধারের উপাখ্যান : সমকালীন আফ্রিকান স্পেকুলেটিভ ফিকশন by Wole Talabi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Debjyoti Bhattacharyya (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Emad El-Din Aysha (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“she said something that had sent a shiver down her own spine when it first occurred to her. “But then I started thinking, what makes us think that if an AI truly made art, it would make art for us or art that was even recognizable to us?”
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“Olorun rolled his eyes. “You’ve been around enough. Europe isn’t like Asia or Africa. Border restrictions are a function of power, not security or fairness.”
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“A force slammed into the vehicle with a deafening sound like an explosion made of other explosions”
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