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Africanfuturism

Futures rooted in Africa, reaching for the stars

Science fiction and speculative stories centered on African cultures, histories, and futures, blending high tech with tradition and myth.

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Novel · Cinematic · Literary · Pulp, or Random
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Sci-Fi

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  1. Lagos Orbital

    Nigeria's space elevator opened today. You are the elevator's first operator, and on the ride up, a passenger who is not on the manifest asks you to stop at a floor that does not exist.

    Your role: A space elevator operator

  2. The Ancestor App

    Your startup built an app that lets people talk with AI versions of their ancestors. This morning your own great-grandmother logged in, and nobody uploaded her.

    Your role: A young tech founder in Nairobi

  3. Rain Engineer

    In the drought-struck Sahel of 2140, you are the only engineer who can repair the old rain towers. The village elders say the towers were built by spirits, and the spirits want a word.

    Your role: A traveling rain engineer

Start a premise as written, or make it yours with your own hero, style, tropes and intensity. Every scene after the first is written around your choices.

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