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If you ever wanted to hear LeVar Burton say the phrase “sweet and salty love”, then this is the collection for YOU!

The Visit by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Black Pages by Nnedi Okorafor

2043...A Merman I Should Turn to Be by Nisi Shawl

These Alien Skies by C.T. Rwizi

Clap Back by Nalo Hopkinson

We Travel the Spaceways by Victor LaValle

March 2, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

You can hear LeVar say lots of other things, if you like! You can also hear Nyambi Nyambi, Naomi Ackie, Indya Moore, Adenrele Ojo, and Brian Tyree Henry! The six-entry Black Stars collection is another new(ish) group of short stories available from Amazon Originals. They are available on both kindle and through audible, and if you are interested in diving into this collection then I highly recommend taking the audio route! Every story is enhanced by the audio performances, and I am sure that I rated […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adenrele Ojo, african diaspora, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, andtheIToldYouSos, Black Stars, Black Stars collection, black voices, Brian Tyree Henry, C.T. Rwizi, canadian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, djinn, feminism, Indya Moore, Islam, LeVar Burton, lgtbqia, Nalo Hopkinson, Naomi Ackie, nisi shawl, Nnedi Okorafor, Nyambi Nyambi, religious extremism, technology, timbuktu, tradition, Victor LaValle

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Adenrele Ojo, african diaspora, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, andtheIToldYouSos, Black Stars, Black Stars collection, black voices, Brian Tyree Henry, C.T. Rwizi, canadian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, djinn, feminism, Indya Moore, Islam, LeVar Burton, lgtbqia, Nalo Hopkinson, Naomi Ackie, nisi shawl, Nnedi Okorafor, Nyambi Nyambi, religious extremism, technology, timbuktu, tradition, Victor LaValle ·
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