In the book  “AFRO Sci-Fi” take a generous sip of short stories, novel excerpts and essays populated by an intriguing collection of Afro-centric characters, plots and revelations. Ride with Sheriff Rufus son of a slave and master of the fast gun in the old West. In ancient Africa, two warriors and a beautiful priestess challenge an immortal god. Down south, a Yankee reporter disturbs deadly supernatural forces. An African space tyrant terrorizes the Universe. And more!  (For a larger view of the front/back cover click here.)

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Stafford L. Battle is a Writer & Cyber Activist who has lectured around the country about technology in the Black community. He is the co-author of AFROCyberspace: 1000+ Web Sites That Will Enrich Your World and The Insane Messiah.  His writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines, books, and blogs for several decades.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD

Introduction

Letter to Great, Great, Grand Children

FICTION

The Lynching . . . A Yankee reporter uncovers terrifying secrets about his past in the South's Great Dismal Swamp

The Legend of Shango . . . Shango and his father test their strength to gain the affection of a beautiful priestess

When the Whole World Is Watching . . . Sometimes being a Black genius creates more problems then solutions

The Mugging . . . Vanilla Bean wanders down the wrong street in Chocolate City

Paradise . . .  A Black sheriff in the wild, weird west relies on a quick draw and even quicker wits to survive

The Shift . . . McCain and Palin won the election -- ohh snap!!

Rage of the Mamba Galactic . . . A deadly alien space queen has romantic plans for a special Black asteroid miner

INSANE Messiah . . . Jeffery Slatery has one last chance to warn his peers that humans aren't the only advanced civilization on earth

OTHER MATTERS

What Makes Speculative Fiction Afrocentric

The Truth in Historical Fiction

Speculative Fiction Suggested Reading

Web Sites of Interest

Comments and Reviews

Hi Stafford,

Just wanted to let you know I thoroughly enjoyed reading your collected works. Re-reading "The Lynching" was a pleasure, as it remains a favorite of mine among the stories presented because it's got such strong horror elements. 

It was also good to find out how your "Rage of the Mamba Galactic" story ended. It was well worth the wait, and you did a good job leaving it open-ended for the possibility of continuing the story (one question I had: I saw Otter demand toward the story's end that Mamba return him and Helen to their ship, but then Helen isn't mentioned anymore. Did he simply leave her behind when he fled, or is her fate an intentional mystery to be answered in a sequel?)

I found "The Shift" to be a very imaginative tale, and my only quibble with it is that I wish  it could have gone on a bit longer as I wanted to keep reading about the differences between the President McCain world and the President Obama one (smile.)  Something else I really liked about the book was the non-fiction articles and back matter that you included following the stories.  Thanks again for sharing this; I really had a great time reading it.

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Best,
Anthony
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