Binti: Home
core novel 2017 Binti
Record
| First published | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.02 (30,732 ratings, collected 2026-08-18) |
| Page count | 176 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765393111 |
Synopsis
Binti, a young Himba woman, returns to Earth after completing her first year at the off-world Oomza University, bringing along Okwu, an alien Meduse friend serving as an ambassador between their two peoples following the violent encounter that marked her journey out. Home again for a traditional Himba pilgrimage she is expected to complete, Binti must navigate deep tension within her own family, many of whom struggle to accept both her transformation and the alien companion she has brought with her. As old wounds from her journey resurface and mysterious forces from her past begin closing in, Binti finds that returning home is far more complicated, and more dangerous, than she expected it to be.
Where it sits
- Universe: Binti
- Series: The Binti Trilogy core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Awards (verified)
- Hugo Award (Best Novella), 2018: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Binti Trilogy): The three core Binti novellas, all Tor.com originals.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Binti Trilogy: position 2 of 3: previous Binti (2015) · next Binti: The Night Masquerade (2018)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binti_(novella_series)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binti:_Home
- The Hugo Awards -- 2018 Hugo Awards
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