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Incomplete Solutions

WOLE. TALABI

Ages 14–18

272 pages · Released Jun 4, 2019

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This is a sophisticated science fiction short story collection by an award-winning author that explores philosophical and technological themes through a Nigerian lens. While generally literary and cerebral, some stories touch on mature themes like exile, crime, and existential dread that suit older teens and adults better than younger readers. The collection rewards thoughtful readers interested in speculative fiction and cross-cultural perspectives.

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An elderly woman in early 22nd century Lagos is called in to help test the artificial intelligence built from her genius mother's mind, but all is not as it seems in the Nommo-award winning story, "The Regression Test". Exiled from Earth for a crime of passion, a young man must learn to survive a barely habitable priso... An elderly woman in early 22nd century Lagos is called in to help test the artificial intelligence built from her genius mother's mind, but all is not as it seems in the Nommo-award winning story, "The Regression Test". Exiled from Earth for a crime of passion, a young man must learn to survive a barely habitable prison planet and come to peace with his past in "Polaris". "Wednesday's Story", nominated for the 2018 Caine Prize, is at once a retelling of nursery rhymes and folklore and a meta-fictional meditation on the mechanics, art and power of storytelling. In the novella "Incompleteness Theories", an international team, led by a Nigerian physicist, try to invent teleportation technology with haunting, unforeseen results. From the bustling streets of Lagos to the icy moons of Jupiter, this debut collection of twenty stories from the vivid imagination of the award-winning Wole Talabi explores what it means to be human in a world of accelerating technology, diverse beliefs, and unlimited potential, from a uniquely Nigerian perspective.

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  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Space

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ISBN 9781911143550 · Luna Press Publishing

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