Title: The Magical Negro
Title Record # 948371
Author: Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Date: 2004-01-00
Variant Title of: The Magical Negro (by Nnedi Okorafor) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: fantasy (1), sword and sorcery (1), Magical Negro (1), African speculative fiction (1)
Author: Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Date: 2004-01-00
Variant Title of: The Magical Negro (by Nnedi Okorafor) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Thor the Brave is saved from the savage shadows by the self sacrifice of a Magical Negro, who abruptly gets fed up with the role that's always written for him and changes his mind, lets Thor go to his doom, and strolls off into the forest in search of his own stories.
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Current Tags: fantasy (1), sword and sorcery (1), Magical Negro (1), African speculative fiction (1)
Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Finalists | 2005 Sturgeon | Best Short Science Fiction |
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Matter: Reading the Bones | 2004-01-00 | ed. Sheree R. Thomas | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-52860-9 | $25.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 400 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Daniel Minter |  |
| Dark Matter: Reading the Bones | 2005-02-00 | ed. Sheree R. Thomas | Aspect / Warner Books | 0-446-69377-4 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 400 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Daniel Minter | |