This week, we continue Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti: The Complete Trilogy, and discuss the third novella, The Night Masquerade. What is the dividing line between science fiction and fantasy? Is identity reducible? Is Mwinyi an Edward or a Jacob?

Next week: a wrap-up episode on Binti, including discussion of the short story Sacred Fire.

Footnotes:

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• Binti: The Complete Trilogy
  
  
• Nnedi Okorafor
  
  
• Firefly
  
  
• Star Trek
  
  
• Star Wars
  
  
• District 9
  

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