Convergence Problems
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"A jaw-dropping collection....Beautiful, vibrant, and electrifying, this has the makings of a modern classic." βPublishers Weekly (starred review), and a Publishers Weekly Top Ten Spring 2024 Roundup pick
"For fans of Margaret Atwoodβs dystopian works and P. DjΓ¨lΓ Clarkβs speculative fiction, Convergence Problems provides an Afrocentric sf narrative that is sure to captivate." β Raychel Bennet, Booklist (starred review)
"Written with an emotional economy few storytellers can master....A fascinating and riveting exploration of what the future may holdβfor better or worse." βKirkus
From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice; constantly converging on our future selves.
In βAn Arc of Electric Skin,β a roadside mechanic seeking justice volunteers to undergo a procedure that will increase the electrical conductivity of his skin by orders of magnitude. In βBlowout,β a woman races against time and a previously undocumented geological phenomenon to save her brother on the surface of Mars. In βGanger,β a young woman trapped in a city run by machines must transfer her consciousness into an artificial body and find a way to give her life
purpose. In βDebut,β Nairobi-based technical support engineer tries to understand what is happening when an AI art system begins malfunctioning in ways that could change the world.
The sixteen stories of Convergence Problems, which include work published for the first time in this collection, rare stories, and recently acclaimed work, showcase Talabi at his creative best: playful and profound, exciting and experimental, always interesting.
"For fans of Margaret Atwoodβs dystopian works and P. DjΓ¨lΓ Clarkβs speculative fiction, Convergence Problems provides an Afrocentric sf narrative that is sure to captivate." β Raychel Bennet, Booklist (starred review)
"Written with an emotional economy few storytellers can master....A fascinating and riveting exploration of what the future may holdβfor better or worse." βKirkus
From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice; constantly converging on our future selves.
In βAn Arc of Electric Skin,β a roadside mechanic seeking justice volunteers to undergo a procedure that will increase the electrical conductivity of his skin by orders of magnitude. In βBlowout,β a woman races against time and a previously undocumented geological phenomenon to save her brother on the surface of Mars. In βGanger,β a young woman trapped in a city run by machines must transfer her consciousness into an artificial body and find a way to give her life
purpose. In βDebut,β Nairobi-based technical support engineer tries to understand what is happening when an AI art system begins malfunctioning in ways that could change the world.
The sixteen stories of Convergence Problems, which include work published for the first time in this collection, rare stories, and recently acclaimed work, showcase Talabi at his creative best: playful and profound, exciting and experimental, always interesting.
"A jaw-dropping collection....Beautiful, vibrant, and electrifying, this has the makings of a modern classic." βPublishers Weekly (starred review), and a Publishers Weekly Top Ten Spring 2024 Roundup pick
"For fans of Margaret Atwoodβs dystopian works and P. DjΓ¨lΓ Clarkβs speculative fiction, Co...
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WOLE TALABI is an engineer, writer, and editor from Nigeria. He is the author of the novel Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (DAW books/Gollancz, 2023). His short fiction has appeared in places like Asimovβs Science Fiction, Lightspeed Magazine, Tor.com and is collected in the books Convergence Problems (DAW books, 2024) and Incomplete Solutions (Luna Press, 2019). He has been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards, as well as the Caine Prize for African Writing and he has won the Nommo award for African speculative fiction and the Sidewise award for Alternate History. He has edited five anthologies including the acclaimed Africanfuturism: An Anthology (Brittlepaper, 2020) and Mothersound: The SauΓΊtiverse AnthologyΒ (Android Press, 2023). He likes scuba diving, elegant equations, and oddly shaped things. He currently lives and works in Australia. Find him atΒ wtalabi.wordpress.comΒ and at @wtalabi on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky and Tiktok.
WOLE TALABI is an engineer, writer, and editor from Nigeria. He is the author of the novel Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (DAW books/Gollancz, 2023). His short fiction has appeared in places like Asimovβs Science Fiction, Lightspeed Magazine, Tor.com and is collected in the books Converge...
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