Afrofuturism Stories

ÀKÓKÒ WA means 'Our Time'. At **ObaTech Institute**, 9 students compete in Nigeria's magical Cultural Tournament. **Zara, Emir, and Tolu** must use heart, music, and history to beat cheaters using ShadowTech. With the **EYE OF ANCESTORS** watching, only truth can win **The Golden Calabash**. *History is the future we choose to tell.*

An African-French Fantasy. When shadows from the Land of the Dead threaten Portvie, 16-year-old Vivant discovers she's the Gardienne du Entre - the Guardian Between Life and Death. With a glowing Thorn Ring, a talking canoe, and ancestors at her side, Vivant must stop Queen Nocturne before darkness swallows her kingdom. It's Moana meets Black Panther with music, magic, and family.

Come home. But not everyone is invited. The Gardeners: The Return is the first book in an Afrofuturist trilogy set in 2040, when ancient beings called the Gardeners arrive on Earth with an offer. Those who receive it must choose between everything they value and a freedom no one before them had. The arrival divides communities, churches, and households. It forces questions about liberation, belonging, and what we owe each other when the impossible becomes real. This is a story about faith, family, and the weight of choosing your own deliverance.

War never truly ends. Thirty years ago, the New Hope Republican Empire was consumed by the bloodiest conflict in human history. No one was left untouched by the conflict that pit sister against sister and friend against friend. Not even children far removed from the conflict. Although the laser rifles have been lowered and the space cruisers are docked, the war is still ongoing. Except instead of trading shots in space, combatants trade insults in the Imperial Court of Empress Naima Dreamwalker. The Empress's court is as lavish as it is deadly and a single misstep can mean doom for the unsuspecting and fame for the calculating. Here the Five Immortal Houses are stuck in a dangerous game of power and status. Houses Dawncrusher, Voidwalker, Goldfoot, Boltcutter and Greentouch were balanced by the Empress, who mediated disputes between Highbred Immortals, but she's been absent for ten years and tensions are rising. Especially with House Goldfoot taking liberties with the lands and coffers under other's domains. Peace is rapidly deteriorating and it's only a matter of time before the Empire is tipped back into open conflict again. The way to peace rests in the hands of four very different people: Necessity Dawncrusher, an Immortal Scion; Ayotunde Goldfoot, an outcast; Clarissa Darkstar, an Imperial bastard and Mordecai Amjad, an Earth-born guard. The only thing connecting them are dreams. If only they could understand them.

In 1892, a celestial event over the Oklahoma Territory dropped "Star-Silt," a crystalline powder that "tuned" the earth to a 432-Hertz frequency. This created the sanctuary of Boley, protected from a violent world by a shimmering "Vail". However, residents pay a price: the "Geometry of Pain," where their marrow vitrifies into "Marrow-Glass," eventually turning them into literal components of the town's machinery. The story follows Hester Cefferty, a maintenance man for the Pylon (the town's frequency generator), whose body is failing as the glass claims his joints. Desperate for relief, he accepts "Solvent-7" from Sloane Van Meter, an operative for the Syndicate-an elite collective of engineers who view humanity as a "Drafting Error" to be corrected. The Syndicate seeks to harvest Boley's frequency to power the Acheron, a massive, lead-shielded locomotive designed to "Assume" reality into a frictionless, silent archive. Hester consumes the Solvent-7, dissolving his Marrow-Glass but severing his connection to the sanctuary's "Hum". He crosses the "Sunder-Point" into the "Soft" world to aid the Syndicate, only to realize their leader, Cyprian Graves, intends to trigger a "Harmonic Meltdown" to harvest the Pylon's energy. Hester's sister, Lark, and Elias, a blacksmith whose wife was "hollowed out" by the machine, use "Dissonance"-shards of obsidian and specialized tuning forks-to disrupt the Syndicate's logic. During the "Grand Assumption," Hester realizes he must become a "Human Tuning Fork" to stabilize the world. He undergoes "Scripting," where dampening runes are etched into his bones, turning him into a "Closed Circuit" that can bridge the gap between industrial "Grit" and celestial "Gold". The novel concludes with a battle at the Apex-Node in the "Silent Mountain," where the trio shatters the Syndicate's "Harvest-Moon" to prevent the world from being "Assumed" into an eternal void. Hester survives as the "Governor of the Vail," tethered to the interface.

Silence is a lie. The Grit is the truth. ​In the year of Grand Hygiene, the Union has achieved the impossible: a world without friction. They call it "The Flow"-a seamless, emerald-tinted reality where history is edited in real-time and human souls are "lumped" into sterile data points. But beneath the vitrified glass of the Spires, the ancestors are still humming. Aaliyah is a digital ghost living in the red-clay shadows of the Salt-Ache. While the Union broadcasts a frequency of perfect order, she hears the 40Hz Bone-Script-a forbidden resonance vibrating in her very marrow. It is the sound of suppressed history, of a world that was never meant to be "cleaned." When she discovers the Wreckage Files, Aaliyah realizes the Union isn't just managing the future; they are harvesting the past. To stop the total erasure of her people, she must leave the safety of the shadows and perform a "Source Point Eject"-shattering the Union's architecture from the inside out. The war for the future won't be won with bullets or code. It will be won through Somatic Sovereignty. As Aaliyah's body becomes the ultimate conductor for the Rupture, she faces a devastating choice: stay a "Signal" within the Union's safe, emerald dream, or become the "Source" that burns the circuit forever. The history isn't written in books anymore. It's braided in the bone. ​[What's Inside] Somatic AfroFuturism: A fresh take on the genre where biology and frequency are the primary technologies. Atmospheric Worldbuilding: Experience the Tajin-salted skies and the crushing weight of the High-Sieve. Kinetic Action: High-stakes heists where the cost of failure is physical vitrification. Ancestral Tech: Explore how ancient rhythms become modern weapons. ​[Join the Collective] ​✨ VOTE | COMMENT | BRAID ✨ Join the conversation in the comments-are you vibrating at 40Hz yet?

RITUAL HOUSE - Short Stories A collection of mythic, street‑level tales from the MAGNATON UNIVERSE, this anthology opens the doors of Ritual House and invites readers into the shadows, secrets, and supernatural currents that shape its world. Each story stands alone yet echoes through the larger mythos, revealing the hidden histories, dangerous alliances, and cosmic forces surrounding the universe's most iconic characters. What This Collection Delivers Afrofuturist visions where ancestral power and future tech collide in unexpected ways. Magical realism woven into everyday life, turning abandoned warehouses, alleyways, and city blocks into thresholds of the uncanny. Horror Noir atmosphere steeped in ritual smoke, neon gloom, and the monsters-human and otherwise-that stalk the margins. The Heart of Ritual House These stories explore the emotional and mythic depths of the MAGNATON UNIVERSE: the choices that scar heroes, the rituals that bind them, and the shadows that refuse to stay buried. Characters confront demons, both literal and internal, while navigating a world where magic is dangerous, power has a price, and destiny is never straightforward. Why It Matters RITUAL HOUSE is a gateway into the universe's soul-intimate, eerie, and charged with mythic resonance. It expands the lore, deepens the characters, and reveals the unseen corners of a world built on lineage, struggle, and the relentless pull of the supernatural.

The 8 Men Sci Fi | Action | Afrofuturism Earth is infected. Alien fugitives from shattered treaties walk among us-shapeshifters, manipulators, psychic saboteurs. Governments were warned. They made deals. Then got played. Now comes Keys Grace-a genetically engineered monk-warrior born in a covert lab beneath Nevada, forged from stolen DNA and cosmic silence. He recruits eight beings from eight galaxies: enforcers, assassins, prophets. Their vessel hovers above D.C., cloaked and unbound by physics. Their mission: hunt the renegades, expose the lies, restore galactic order.

Standing in the shadows of the massive outdoor amphitheatre, sixteen-year-old Alec Sanmi felt the bass of the crowd's anticipation vibrating through the soles of his trainers. He was the co-founder and co-CEO of Feline Inc., yet his mouth was bone dry right now. Thousands of people were out there, a sea of expectation baying for the boy genius. It sounded less like an audience and more like a hungry beast waiting to be fed. "Stick to the approved bullet points, Alec." Shola's voice cut through the din. At twenty-eight, Feline Inc.'s Head of PR was a master of control, her eyes rapidly scanning a translucent datapad. "No ad-libbing. No reacting to hecklers. You hit the narrative, you trigger the swarm, you smile, and you get off the stage. Understood?" Alec swallowed hard, adjusting the collar of his bespoke jacket. He'd read the press feeds this morning, the articles calling him a corporate dictator in teenage clothing, the blogs questioning how a kid wielded so much unchecked power. "I'm bricking it, Shola," he admitted, his voice barely audible over the chanting outside. "The media's been mad lately. What if they think this is all just crap?" ****************** Alec is a teenage CEO with a target on his back. Cece is a girl searching for a father who vanished into thin air. When Cece's search leads her to the doors of Feline Inc., she expects to find answers. Instead, she finds Alec, and a conspiracy that stretches from the streets of Lagos to the highest halls of power. They couldn't be more different. But to survive a traitor's sinister plan, they must band together. Because in the Age of Bees, the sting is terminal.

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Ajs An'hlj: the mother world of a space faring empire. The last stronghold of the H'ljari people in an increasingly destabilising intergalactic political climate. A brutal war has decimated their colonies, and the enemy is fast approaching the home world. But, an ancient secret lying in the heart of Ajs An'hlj could prove to be their last hope.

A futuristic Afro-Caribbean folktale that serves as a fictional guide for its readers. Rooted in the symbolism of the tarot card "The Fool," this compelling tale unfolds a heartfelt journey that resonates with anyone seeking a path of self-discovery and personal growth. ✨ The Fool tarot card symbolizes new beginnings, uncharted adventures, and embracing each journey with childlike trust, beautifully intertwining with Qio's story. As he stands on the precipice of an uncertain future, Qio grapples with the age-old dilemma of choosing the path less traveled. In a city called Kreiu, steeped in tradition and expectation, he must summon the courage to step into the unknown, trusting his intuition and navigating the mysteries of life that lie ahead. Just like "The Fool," Qio's journey is a dive into the exploration of innocence, intuition, and the transformative power of embracing the uncharted territory of one's destiny.

Unbeknownst to us, fantastical creatures roam the moon's surface. They live in harmony with the lumens of the Lunar Gates, one of many hidden kingdoms across the solar system. For millennia, the Beast Rangers have enlisted the help of these monsters to protect their worlds from intergalactic threats. Ever since beasts started going rogue, the Milky Way rangers have been training to neutralize beasts that have become corrupted for reasons unknown. When two strangers from opposite ends of the social hierarchy cross paths, a web of cosmic secrets is untangled. Monsters, magic, and mystery await in the first eight chapters of this sci-fi fantasy trilogy.

The Weaver and The Shaman is a modern fantasy ballad that weaves together romance and technology in a richly imagined future. At its heart are two unique characters: a dream weaver who spins protective dreamscapes with her ethereal magic, and a digital shaman who walks the sacred paths of code and technology. Their love story unfolds in the spaces between reality and dreams, where binary code meets ancestral magic, and technology dances with tradition. Through their complementary powers, they protect dreamers from the dangers of dream dust while discovering that their own destinies are intricately intertwined. The ballad explores themes of magical innovation, spiritual connection, and the power of love to bridge different forms of magic in a world where dreams and data coexist. Review: The Weaver and The Shaman - A Modern Techno-Mystical Romance This innovative ballad successfully merges traditional poetic form with contemporary speculative elements, creating a unique contribution to the growing genre of technological fantasy poetry. The piece stands out for its smooth integration of cyberpunk elements with mystical traditions, all while maintaining the classical ballad structure.

Five outlaws on the run slam into Mercy-a postcard town with porcelain smiles and shadows that don't add up. Streets too clean, kids that hopscotch in slow motion, a motel that smells like lavender and secrets. What starts as a pit stop turns into a setup, a nightmare dressed in Sunday best. Squally, Shae, Lonnie, Bertina, and Albert think they're hiding out; Mercy thinks they're dinner. Crime, horror, and Black comedy collide-imagine Set It Off lost inside Get Out, with Tarantino banter and Morrison's ghosts whispering in the fog. In Mercy, escape isn't survival-it's sacrifice. #UrbanFiction #BlackComedy #ParanormalThriller #CultHorror #UrbanFantasy

Young Challie doesn't understand. America doesn't have guns. America doesn't have violence. At least, not since the Sixties. If you so much as throw a punch, no one sees you ever again. This is a world without human violence, what that means to those who survive a world without war, conflict, and sense. What you think, happens. Challie wants to end the madness. America is bleak without force. Imagine it. But he has a calling, one that will find a new message in this near barren, mad, mad, mad United States.

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In this anthology series, Nietzsche's Ubermensch comes to life. His hair is nappy, his nose is broad, and his complexion kissed by the sun. With a clap of her hands, she causes hurricanes. As her fingers snap, time slows. He can speak and create, and she can dream and destroy. The Superman is real, and they are an African. In this anthology series, we'll bear witness not to their epic exploits, but to the mundane melancholies of life in a world where Black kids can stop bullets, read minds, and fly. Welcome to the Afro-Future, today! Chapter 1: In "An Urban Legend Has It..." we meet Othello Richard Shannon, aka the super-speeding hero in a XXXL red hoodie, Dynamic! He didn't used to mind getting clowned in his civilian life since he has two A-One, Day-Ones that he can depend on to lift his spirits. But lately, this hero's been feeling like a third wheel. Chapter 2: In "The Stupendous Adventures of the Super Union" a team of superheroes gathers for the funeral of one of their own, Aspiration. Tensions run high as they discuss the impromptu sexual assault trial that led to Aspiration's death and the dismissal of one of their teammates. Chapter 3: In "Interrogation", young archivist Zaraz is asked to record and transcribe the interrogation of Regicide--the famous supervillain and archenemy of King Soul. The villain makes a lot of wild claims about King Soul's past, but surely they couldn't be true. Chapter 4: in "CRISIS of Faith" It wasn't easy for humanity to accept the existence of superhumans. But our narrator was lucky enough to be born in a time of peace between those with and those without powers. There are systems in place which help keep interactions running smoothly. That's the intention, at least.

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In the near-future, Adrian Malik Ramirez, a seemingly ordinary college student, finds himself drawn into the supernatural realm. A chance encounter with Selene, a powerful vampire heiress, leaves him barely alive and marked for her claim. Somehow escaping, Adrian returns to his dorm only to collapse from blood loss. He later wakes to the ceiling of his dorm, shocked that he is still alive, he rushed to the bathroom and looked in the mirror, noticing a few changes about himself. But as Adrian sees how different he has become in just a few hours, he is shocked when a pair of arms wrap around his waist, enter Isabella de la Reyes, the woman who saved his life. Adrian soon discovers a shocking truth: he is not entirely human. The bite of Selene has activated the dormant power within him, revealing he is a Dhampir - a half-human, half-vampire hybrid. This revelation sends his world into a chaotic spiral. Now, Adrian must grapple with his newfound identity and the weight of this revolution. As he navigates the underworld of Los Meteo, he questions his humanity and now seeks to understand his place in this world.