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Articles by Tobi Ogundiran
Locus Is the Heart of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Community
I don’t recall when I first discovered Locus. I suppose it seeped, slowly, into my awareness, much in the way none of us recall at which moment we first found language; we simply realize that we can speak, that perhaps, we have always been speaking, even though that is not true. I don’t know when I first discovered Locus, but I know that I have always turned to its pages. I started writing fantasy and horror on another continent.
Guardian of the Gods - At the Fount of Creation
Buy UK/Rest of World Buy Australia/New Zealand For four hundred years, the world’s remaining Orisha have fought to survive the rapaciousness of the soul-stealing Godk… UK/Rest of World £8.99 For four hundred years, the world’s remaining Orisha have fought to survive the rapaciousness of the soul-stealing Godkillers and the charismatic words of the singular, mysterious figure who leads them, known as the Teacher. Now they seek to kill the one person whose existence defies their very mandate.
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5 Books Featuring Smaller West African Deities
West African deities are enjoying increasing popularity in pop culture. From Tomi Adeyemi’s Legacy of Orisha series to Rivers Solomon’s (et al.) The Deep, to Roy Okupe’s Iyanu: Child of Wonder, chances are you’ve come across popular Yoruba orisha like Shango, the god of thunder and fire and lightning; Yemoja, the goddess of the rivers and seas and fertility.
In the Shadow of the Fall
We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from In the Shadow of the Fall, the first volume in an epic fantasy novella duology by Tobi Ogundiran—out from Tordotcom Publishing on July 23. Ashâke is an acolyte in the temple of Ifa, yearning for the day she is made a priestess and sent out into the world to serve the orisha. But of all the acolytes, she is the only one the orisha refuse to speak to. For years she has watched from the sidelines as peer after peer passes her by and ascends to full priesthood.
In the Shadow of the Fall|Hardcover
A cosmic war reignites and the fate of the orisha lie in the hands of an untried acolyte in this first entry of a new epic fantasy novella duology by Tobi Ogundiran, for fans of N. K. Jemisin and Tomi Adeyemi. "The novella of the year has arrived!"—Mark Oshiro, #1 New York Times bestselling author Ashâke is an acolyte in the temple of Ifa, yearning for the day she is made a priestess and sent out into the world to serve the orisha.
Jackal, Jackal: Tales of the Dark and Fantastic|Paperback
From Shirley Jackson award-nominated author Tobi Ogundiran, comes a highly anticipated debut collection of stories full of magic and wonder and breathtaking imagination! In "The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library" -- featured in Levar Burton Reads -- a hapless salesman flees the otherworldly librarian hell-bent on retrieving her lost library book. "The Tale of Jaja and Canti" sees Ogundiran riffing off of Pinocchio. But this wooden boy doesn't seek to become real.
JACKAL, JACKAL: Pre-order live!
Friends, Exciting times are upon us. The pre-order for JACKAL, JACKAL is now live and you can pre-order everywhere you get books! If you wish, you may keep an eye out on my publisher’s site where in a couple of weeks it will be offered at a discount. Amazon Barnes & Noble You can also order directly from my local bookstore where signed copies will be available. Square Books Please share and shout from the rooftops. Pre-order sales do help a lot! Really excited for y’all to read this.
Thanks, But We've Got One of Those
Every mid-month, we have a guest writer on After Five, a voice from a historically underrepresented community or identity group in the writing, reading, publishing and SFF ecosystem. So far this year, we’ve featured Chovwe, Shingai, Tlotlo, Rafeeat, Akilah, Veronica, Chido and TJ.
The Clockmaker and His Daughter
Gaza looked down at the city of Nyss, surveying his creation. He thought it was perfect. Well, almost. In the city centre stood several griots spinning a tale to a captive audience, their camels and brightly-coloured caravans sheltering in the shade of palm trees. The griots should be dusty—after all they had travelled some distance, spent several months weathering the harsh terrain of the desert. As it was they looked too pristine, glistening as they were with fresh coats of paint.
PseudoPod 816: The Goatkeeper’s Harvest
PseudoPod 816: The Goatkeeper’s Harvest July 1, 2022 [ 4271 words ] Author : Tobi Ogundiran Narrator : Opie Ogundiran Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “The Goatkeeper’s Harvest” was originally published in The Dark. Special thanks to the author for helping us find a reader.
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Deep in the Gardener’s Barrow by Tobi Ogundiran
The trees were old, old things. They wore the mark of their years in the girth of their trunks, in the reach of their limbs, in the twist of their roots snaking across the forest floor in an ancient lattice-work. Iná could not make out the sky; the leaves choked it, obscuring it from view, so that she could scarcely tell day from night, nor count the days they had spent fleeing in the forest. And that, perhaps, was the worst of all.
The Tale of Jaja and Canti
I: The end, almost. Seated on the balcony of the house across the street is a man. He is slumped in his chair and has remained unmoving for several hours. The tattered frays of his agbada spreads about his person like an old sailcloth, snapping in the wind. His equally tattered hat is positioned on his head such that you cannot see his face. He has maintained this position for nigh on a day (which is much, much longer than you think).
PodCastle 686: Guardian of the Gods
Guardian of the Gods by Tobi Ogundiran Ashâke shed her priestly raiment and slid into the river. The water was surprisingly warm against her skin, like falling into the embrace of a mother. Ashâke liked to think that the divine cocoon of the river goddess herself embraced her, and if she listened carefully, she could just hear Osun revealing deep mysteries. Ashâke muttered an invocation: “Osun iya mi. Iya olodo, iya ajose ati iloyun, iya arewa ati ife. Ba mi soro.
Here Sits His Ignominy
In honor of Black Speculative Fiction Month, eight SFF authors share stories that honor forebearers and memories of the past, fight the legacies that underpin the brutalities of the present, and demand a future that’s freer than today. The stories publish on Tor.com all throughout the morning of October 19. They are collected here. To the king across the Blue Sea, in his Hall of Stone.
The Goatkeeper’s Harvest
The wind shrieks its displeasure as it rattles the house, rattles it like a child in the throes of a tantrum, and we, little gnats in this container of brick and mud, tumble from our huddle by the table. The awful shriek reaches a peak of fury, and within it I hear the abominable voices of Eleran’s children. Ebun buries her face in my breasts, breath hot and moist against my skin. “I’m scared, Mama.” I’m scared too. I’m scared of the wind and what it means, the dark and what it brings.
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