![]() Which is weird because Africa today has many groups that still live the hunter gatherer lifestyle. They don't feel like someone from the culture I know. (You almost never see books delve into the significance and mysticism of Masquerades, Tribal marks, the various priests and priestesses that are the foundation of most groups, religious orders, secret societies, the mixture of Islamic and native beliefs, desert spanning trade, the nomadic cattle pastoralism vs farmer tension that has existed in Africa from ancient times up to the modern day)Įven for those that do, it can sometimes be apparent that they are selecting the most superficial elements to put into their background to make it seem African, but the characters don't speak with the voice of people from that culture. They're not drawing from the incredibly varied and dense folklore, mythology and history across the continent. The problem though I find is that while many of the books that get mentioned in these threads have an explicitly African or African-inspired setting. Which as a Nigerian always warms my heart because I'm also on the same journey as well. ![]() ![]() So I've seen a number of threads of people looking for fantasy books or series set in Africa to get something different. ![]()
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