Sauúti Terrors Short Stories
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Eugen Bacon is an African Australian author. She’s a British Fantasy and Foreword Indies Award winner, a twice World Fantasy Award finalist, and a finalist in the Shirley Jackson, Philip K. Dick, Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the Nommo Awards for speculative fiction by Africans. Eugen was announced in the Honor List of the Otherwise Fellowships for ‘doing exciting work in gender and speculative fiction’. Danged Black Thing made the Otherwise Award Honor List as a ‘sharp collection of Afro-Surrealist work’. Visit her at eugenbacon.com.
Cheryl S. Ntumy is a Ghanaian writer of short fiction and novels of speculative fiction, young adult fiction and romance. Her work has appeared in FIYAH Literary Magazine; Apex Magazine; World Literature Today; Best of World SF Vol. 3 and Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2022, among others. Her work has also been nominated for the Nommo Award for African Speculative Fiction, the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize and the Miles Morland Foundation Scholarship. She is part of the Sauútiverse Collective, which created a shared universe for Afrocentric speculative fiction, and a member of Petlo Literary Arts, an organisation that develops and promotes creative writing in Botswana.
Stephen Embleton was born in South Africa and is now a resident in Oxford, after his 2022 academic fellowship at the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Stephen was awarded a literary grant by the Royal Literary Fund in 2024, recognising the literary merit of his body of work and literature-related activities. Stephen was the editor of The James Currey Anthology 2022, featuring short fiction and non-fiction from the African continent and in the diaspora. Stephen was the editor of the 2023 edition of the posthumously published final novel of Flora Nwapa, The Lake Goddess.
Sauúti Terrors Short Stories
<p>“In this latest anthology, we’re shown a dark and terrible aspect of this world, not as a mere scare tactic, but to remind us that a universe this wide and sprawling wouldn’t be remotely realistic if it didn’t possess a horrific underbelly. Stories here do not shy away from the unsettling, the bone-chilling, the hair-raising, and the blood-curdling. The writers are super inventive in the ways they describe horror and fright. Across 18 short stories and poems, they boldly unleash all manner of terror.”</p>
- Chisom Umeh, award-winning Nigerian fiction writer and poet,
<p>Fascinating. Impressive. My goodness. This is creation. Reading these stories is actively participating in creation. Each story propelled me to read the next. I want to read everything written about these worlds. I can't get enough of this. How does anyone write like this? The terror here is definitely the skin crawling type.</p>
- Makena Onjerika, Winner of the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing,
<p>This latest anthology returns readers to the groundbreaking Sauútiverse – an African-centered glimpse of possible far flung futures that eerily mirror our own present and past. Once again, the Sauúti Collective – in co-editors Eugen Bacon, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Stephen Embleton – has gathered a commendable and talented set of writers who deliver fantastically imaginative stories that remind us why we fear the dark, and the unknown.</p>
- P. Djèli Clark, award-winning author of Ring Shout and A Master of Djinn,
<p>“This latest anthology returns readers to the groundbreaking Sauútiverse – an African-centered glimpse of possible far flung futures that eerily mirror our own present and past. Once again, the Sauúti Collective – in co-editors Eugen Bacon, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Stephen Embleton – has gathered a commendable and talented set of writers who deliver fantastically imaginative stories that remind us why we fear the dark, and the unknown.”</p>
- P. Djèli Clark, award-winning author of Ring Shout and A Master of Djinn,
<p>“Fascinating. Impressive. My goodness. This is creation. Reading these stories is actively participating in creation. Each story propelled me to read the next. I want to read everything written about these worlds. I can't get enough of this. How does anyone write like this? The terror here is definitely the skin crawling type.”</p>
- Makena Onjerika, Winner of the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing,
<p>“Sauúti Terrors bursts at the seams with nightmares and endless possibilities. One who ventures into these tales does so at the risk of continuous delight in a unique assortment of Afrocentric worldbuilding, voices and storytelling craft.”</p>
- Suyi Davies Okungbowa, award-winning author of Lost Ark Dreaming, Warrior of the Wind and Son of the Storm,
<p>"Perfect for both fans of horror and fans of science fiction, Sauúti Terrors is already shaping up to be one of the most unique and vital anthologies released in 2026."</p>
- The Line Up,
<p>"What an absolutely brilliant collection of short stories, with a main theme of Arican and African writers with dashings of horror, myth and legend by the bucket load and a nice helping of terror for good measure. A big 5 stars from me."</p>
- David Brockway / FatGuyReading,
<p>"Sauúti Terrors is a well-balanced anthology, perfect if you are looking for horror that allows you to dive into this rich African-centered universe while also giving a taste of many talented authors. I'm dying to continue exploring the Sauútiverse!"</p>
- JamReads,
<p>"If you haven’t explored the Sauútiverse yet, you’re missing out on a fascinating project from an African collective. [...] Sauúti Terrors invites us to reflect: how profoundly are we shaped by our words, and by their sound?"</p>
- Jacqueline Nyathi, The Continent,
Co-editors Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embleton and Cheryl S. Ntumy bring us a powerful and haunting collection of short stories from the groundbreaking Sauútiverse, following the success of Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology. Sauúti Terrors tells of the doomed, the damned, the shunned, the cunning, the destroyers, the noxious, and more, in the worlds of the living, the in-between and the dead. Unravel the darkest stories in the deepest parts of the Sauúti five-planet system with its two suns, and orbiting a binary star.
Bringing together African and African diaspora writers, the collection features five-time Bram Stoker Award winner and recipient of the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award Linda D. Addison and other prominent speculative fiction authors, including T.L. Huchu, Xan van Rooyen, Jamal Hodge, Ishola Abdulwasiu Ayodele, Wole Talabi, Mazi Nwonwu, Kofi Nyameye, D.S. Falowo, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, J. Umeh, Moustapha Mbacké Diop, Miguel O. Mitchell, DaVaun Sanders and Nerine Dorman.
The Flame Tree Beyond and Within short story collections bring together tales of myth and imagination by modern and contemporary writers, carefully selected by anthologists, and sometimes featuring short stories from a single author. Overall, the series presents a wide range of diverse and inclusive voices with myth, folkloric-inflected short fiction, and an emphasis on the supernatural, science fiction, the mysterious and the speculative. The books themselves are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover editions, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure.
Co-editors Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embleton and Cheryl S. Ntumy bring us a powerful and haunting collection of short stories from the groundbreaking Sauútiverse. Sauúti Terrors tells of the doomed, the damned, the shunned, the cunning, the destroyers, the noxious, and more.
A powerful dark science fiction collection in a stunning edition, bringing back the revolutionary Afrocentric Sauútiverse.
<p>“In this latest anthology, we’re shown a dark and terrible aspect of this world, not as a mere scare tactic, but to remind us that a universe this wide and sprawling wouldn’t be remotely realistic if it didn’t possess a horrific underbelly. Stories here do not shy away from the unsettling, the bone-chilling, the hair-raising, and the blood-curdling. The writers are super inventive in the ways they describe horror and fright. Across 18 short stories and poems, they boldly unleash all manner of terror.”</p>
- Chisom Umeh, award-winning Nigerian fiction writer and poet,
<p>Fascinating. Impressive. My goodness. This is creation. Reading these stories is actively participating in creation. Each story propelled me to read the next. I want to read everything written about these worlds. I can't get enough of this. How does anyone write like this? The terror here is definitely the skin crawling type.</p>
- Makena Onjerika, Winner of the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing,
<p>This latest anthology returns readers to the groundbreaking Sauútiverse – an African-centered glimpse of possible far flung futures that eerily mirror our own present and past. Once again, the Sauúti Collective – in co-editors Eugen Bacon, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Stephen Embleton – has gathered a commendable and talented set of writers who deliver fantastically imaginative stories that remind us why we fear the dark, and the unknown.</p>
- P. Djèli Clark, award-winning author of Ring Shout and A Master of Djinn,
<p>“This latest anthology returns readers to the groundbreaking Sauútiverse – an African-centered glimpse of possible far flung futures that eerily mirror our own present and past. Once again, the Sauúti Collective – in co-editors Eugen Bacon, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Stephen Embleton – has gathered a commendable and talented set of writers who deliver fantastically imaginative stories that remind us why we fear the dark, and the unknown.”</p>
- P. Djèli Clark, award-winning author of Ring Shout and A Master of Djinn,
<p>“Fascinating. Impressive. My goodness. This is creation. Reading these stories is actively participating in creation. Each story propelled me to read the next. I want to read everything written about these worlds. I can't get enough of this. How does anyone write like this? The terror here is definitely the skin crawling type.”</p>
- Makena Onjerika, Winner of the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing,
<p>“Sauúti Terrors bursts at the seams with nightmares and endless possibilities. One who ventures into these tales does so at the risk of continuous delight in a unique assortment of Afrocentric worldbuilding, voices and storytelling craft.”</p>
- Suyi Davies Okungbowa, award-winning author of Lost Ark Dreaming, Warrior of the Wind and Son of the Storm,
<p>"Perfect for both fans of horror and fans of science fiction, Sauúti Terrors is already shaping up to be one of the most unique and vital anthologies released in 2026."</p>
- The Line Up,
<p>"What an absolutely brilliant collection of short stories, with a main theme of Arican and African writers with dashings of horror, myth and legend by the bucket load and a nice helping of terror for good measure. A big 5 stars from me."</p>
- David Brockway / FatGuyReading,
<p>"Sauúti Terrors is a well-balanced anthology, perfect if you are looking for horror that allows you to dive into this rich African-centered universe while also giving a taste of many talented authors. I'm dying to continue exploring the Sauútiverse!"</p>
- JamReads,
<p>"If you haven’t explored the Sauútiverse yet, you’re missing out on a fascinating project from an African collective. [...] Sauúti Terrors invites us to reflect: how profoundly are we shaped by our words, and by their sound?"</p>
- Jacqueline Nyathi, The Continent,
Co-editors Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embleton and Cheryl S. Ntumy bring us a powerful and haunting collection of short stories from the groundbreaking Sauútiverse, following the success of Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology. Sauúti Terrors tells of the doomed, the damned, the shunned, the cunning, the destroyers, the noxious, and more, in the worlds of the living, the in-between and the dead. Unravel the darkest stories in the deepest parts of the Sauúti five-planet system with its two suns, and orbiting a binary star.
Bringing together African and African diaspora writers, the collection features five-time Bram Stoker Award winner and recipient of the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award Linda D. Addison and other prominent speculative fiction authors, including T.L. Huchu, Xan van Rooyen, Jamal Hodge, Ishola Abdulwasiu Ayodele, Wole Talabi, Mazi Nwonwu, Kofi Nyameye, D.S. Falowo, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, J. Umeh, Moustapha Mbacké Diop, Miguel O. Mitchell, DaVaun Sanders and Nerine Dorman.
The Flame Tree Beyond and Within short story collections bring together tales of myth and imagination by modern and contemporary writers, carefully selected by anthologists, and sometimes featuring short stories from a single author. Overall, the series presents a wide range of diverse and inclusive voices with myth, folkloric-inflected short fiction, and an emphasis on the supernatural, science fiction, the mysterious and the speculative. The books themselves are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover editions, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure.
Co-editors Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embleton and Cheryl S. Ntumy bring us a powerful and haunting collection of short stories from the groundbreaking Sauútiverse. Sauúti Terrors tells of the doomed, the damned, the shunned, the cunning, the destroyers, the noxious, and more.
A powerful dark science fiction collection in a stunning edition, bringing back the revolutionary Afrocentric Sauútiverse.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Eugen Bacon is an African Australian author. She’s a British Fantasy and Foreword Indies Award winner, a twice World Fantasy Award finalist, and a finalist in the Shirley Jackson, Philip K. Dick, Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the Nommo Awards for speculative fiction by Africans. Eugen was announced in the Honor List of the Otherwise Fellowships for ‘doing exciting work in gender and speculative fiction’. Danged Black Thing made the Otherwise Award Honor List as a ‘sharp collection of Afro-Surrealist work’. Visit her at eugenbacon.com.
Cheryl S. Ntumy is a Ghanaian writer of short fiction and novels of speculative fiction, young adult fiction and romance. Her work has appeared in FIYAH Literary Magazine; Apex Magazine; World Literature Today; Best of World SF Vol. 3 and Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2022, among others. Her work has also been nominated for the Nommo Award for African Speculative Fiction, the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize and the Miles Morland Foundation Scholarship. She is part of the Sauútiverse Collective, which created a shared universe for Afrocentric speculative fiction, and a member of Petlo Literary Arts, an organisation that develops and promotes creative writing in Botswana.
Stephen Embleton was born in South Africa and is now a resident in Oxford, after his 2022 academic fellowship at the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Stephen was awarded a literary grant by the Royal Literary Fund in 2024, recognising the literary merit of his body of work and literature-related activities. Stephen was the editor of The James Currey Anthology 2022, featuring short fiction and non-fiction from the African continent and in the diaspora. Stephen was the editor of the 2023 edition of the posthumously published final novel of Flora Nwapa, The Lake Goddess.