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The Sauúti Collective

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The Sauúti Collective is an Afro-centric universe rooted in African mythologies, languages, & cultures.

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#booklaunch #afrofuturistic #sciencefictionhorror @meerkatpress.bsky.social @flametree.bsky.social @sauutiverse.bsky.social
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#booklaunch 💞🥂 @meerkatpress.bsky.social , @flametree.bsky.social, @sauutiverse.bsky.social , @utas.edu.au
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Vanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My review of @genni.bsky.social 's wonderful new book is now out! It's set in the Sauutiverse, an utterly unique shared science fiction/fantasy universe @sauutiverse.bsky.social locusmag.com/review/crims...
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Crimson in Quietus by Eugen Bacon: Review by Vanessa Fogg - Locus
Crimson in Quietus, Eugen Bacon (Meerkat Press 978-1-96574-007-1, $18.95, 270pp, tp) September 2026. Cover by Tricia Reeks. Eugen Bacon's third novel, Crimson in Quietus, is set in the Sauútiverse, a ...
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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 23/09/2026
Thanks for including "Decent" here and for mentioning @genni.bsky.social's excellent @sauutiverse.bsky.social novel too. 🙏🏾
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Vanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Very late, but my short fic recs for June-Aug are now up! With fiction from @dianadima.com @hhpak.bsky.social @wtalabi.com @thomasha.bsky.social @mruthrobinson.bsky.social Maya Ysabel Ng @aijiang.bsky.social @wordrat.bsky.social and @apottern.bsky.social itsajumble.blogspot.com/2026/09/shor...
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Short fiction recs! June--August 2026
Very late, but here are some things I loved and read this past summer. Novelettes “The City in White” by Diana Dima in The Deadlands ...
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Xan van Rooyen @xanwriter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As always, such a blast getting to chat about all things @sauutiverse.bsky.social
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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Five worlds. Two stars. One killer. A serial killer is loose in the Sauútiverse CRIMSON IN QUIETUS is out now. 🖤 Enter the Sauútiverse: meerkatpress.com/books/crimso... #CrimsonInQuietus #Afrofuturism #DarkScienceFiction #EugenBacon #SFF @genni.bsky.social @sauutiverse.bsky.social
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
💞✨ @ala-booklist.bsky.social , @meerkatpress.bsky.social , @sauutiverse.bsky.social www.booklistonline.com/products/982...
Crimson in Quietus by Eugen Bacon
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@meerkatpress.bsky.social , meerkatpress.com/books/crimso...
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Crimson in Quietus
From the queen of genre-bending speculative fiction, comes the newest Sauútiverse offering, a mystery like no other, where the investigator is not a detective, but a sound scientist. In a world where ...
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It is release day for Eugen Bacon’s Sauútiverse novel: Crimson in Quietus 💫🚀🎉🔥
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Beyond words 🙏🏾💕🥂 @nickwells451.bsky.social , @flametree.bsky.social
Deal report: Flame Tree acquires 3 books by Eugen Bacon
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
JOIN US @laworldcon.bsky.social! The African Speculative Fiction Society Presents: The Sauúti Collective: A New Model for Creative Worldbuilding Virtual 1 (Online) 10:30 PDT (18:30 BST) with Cheryl Ntumy, J. Umeh, @stephenembleton.bsky.social (moderator), @wtalabi.com and @xanwriter.bsky.social
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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 21/08/2026
thanks for reading our @sauutiverse.bsky.social anthology! There's a new one out too - Sauuti Terrors - and a lot of cool stories, if you want more of the world we've built. sauuti.com/ourwork/publ...
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Sauúti Published Works – The Sauúti Collective
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Applied African SF book is out, from Ping Press in collaboration with BSFA Vector, the ASFS, with many contributors including fellow Sauútis: @wtalabi.com, @xanwriter.bsky.social, @genni.bsky.social + two Sauúti-based shorts from J. Umeh and @stephenembleton.bsky.social bit.ly/AppliedAfric...
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Stephen’s Sauúti-based short story, co-created with @bomoko.bsky.social “A Lever is a Complex Machine” is available to download 📖 👀 💫
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
What does it take to build a world together? What does it give you that building alone never could? On Sat 27 June 2026, three members of the Sauúti Collective – Cheryl Ntumy, J. Umeh and Stephen Embleton – joined the African Speculative Fiction Society for a conversation.
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The Sauútiverse: J. Umeh, Cheryl Ntumyand Stephen Embleton in Conversation
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Sunday chai with my baby 😘 @meerkatpress.bsky.social @sauutiverse.bsky.social meerkatpress.com/books/crimso...
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#bookmail 🤩 Sooo ready for my book launch in September 🥳🥂🎉 @meerkatpress.bsky.social @sauutiverse.bsky.social
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“SAUÚTI TERRORS is a great addition to what I hope is the growing Sauúti universe” @Gabino_Iglesias reviews new anthology edited by @genni.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy & @stephenembleton.bsky.social
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Sauúti Terrors edited by Eugen Bacon, Cheryl Ntumy & Stephen Embleton: Review by Gabino Iglesias
Sauúti Terrors, Eugen Bacon, Cheryl Ntumy & Stephen Embleton, eds. (Flame Tree Collections 978-1-83562-640-5, $26.99, 416pp, hc) March 2026. Cover by Akintoba Kalejaye. When I’m not writing nov…
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Let’s get @wtalabi.com’s Sauútiverse novella, Descent, into this anthology! ⏱️ 💫
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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 31/07/2026
Y'all! Locus has tagged me in for their inaugural Year's Best anthology! Support the project and your boy will make an appearance, brining some @sauutiverse.bsky.social flavor. Check it out and toss a coin if you can.
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Xan van Rooyen @xanwriter.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
FinnCon was awesome! Getting to be on a panel with Adrian Tchaikovsky was incredible. Thank you @saranorja.bsky.social for moderating our discussion! My presentation about @sauutiverse.bsky.social also went super well & I sold lots of books. Already looking forward to next year! 😍 #booksky
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
@starsandsabers.bsky.social, @sauutiverse.bsky.social 🏆🙏🏾
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
3 members of the Sauúti Collective: J. Umeh, Cheryl Ntumy, and Stephen Embleton will join ASFS to talk about co-creation, collaborative worldmaking, and working inside the first African shared science-fantasy universe. 🗓 Saturday 27 June 2026 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sauuti...
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The Sauútiverse: J. Umeh, Cheryl Ntumyand Stephen Embleton in Conversation
How do you build a world together and keep it alive? Join us as we explore Voices Building Worlds: Co-Creation and Collaboration
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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 09/06/2026
Well then! My @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella DESCENT is a finalist for the best novella Ignyte Award! The Ignytes mean a lot to me because of what they represent. Community, care, consideration. 🙏🏾 I'm thrilled to share the spotlight with so many excellent authors (hi again @amalelmohtar.com!)
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Congratulations to @wtalabi.com for his Sauútiverse novella, "Descent", published in @clarkesworldmagazine.com, being a finalist in the 2026 @theignyteawards.bsky.social! 🚀💫📚 Read the Full List of Finalists: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/current-fina...
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social for WINNING GOLD! Her Sauúti novella, 'The Nga’phandileh Whisperer', has won in the 2025 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards (Gold) in the Multicultural Category 🏆 AND is a finalist in the Fantasy category. www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winne...
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Jay Roberts @jaycroberts.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
My current read! Read the first quarter in one day (which is a lot for me).
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The Sauútiverse was represented by @genni.bsky.social and @wtalabi.com for the Sauúti Terrors launch at Swancon in Perth last weekend. 🚀💫📚 It was an amazing reception of the Sauutiverse down under with signings galore! Get your copies: sauuti.com/sauuti-terro...
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Congratulations to our very own @genni.bsky.social for the shortlisting of her Sauúti novella, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer, in the 2026 @britfantasysoc.bsky.social awards. 💫🚀🔥 @starsandsabers.bsky.social britishfantasysociety.org/the-british-...
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Swancon #booklaunch event next weekend, Sun 31 May! @wtalabi.com and I will be launching Sauúti Terrors in Perth. I'll also be presenting The Nga'phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella.💞 @flametree.bsky.social, @sauutiverse.bsky.social, @starsandsabers.bsky.social, www.swancon.com.au
Sauúti Terrors by Eugen Bacon, Cheryl S Ntumy, Stephen Embleton The Nga'phandileh Whisperer by Eugen Bacon
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
REVIEW: Sauúti Terrors – @arleysorg.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com 🔥⭐ "If you love quality short fiction told by an assemblage of skilled writers, and particularly if you love imaginative, boundary-pushing science fiction, you should get this book." www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/b...
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Book Review: Sauúti Terrors Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embleton, and Cheryl S. Ntumy, eds. - Lightspeed Magazine
Arley Sorg recommends the new Flame Tree Collections anthology Sauúti Terrors.
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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 06/04/2026
Congratulations @genni.bsky.social the entire @sauutiverse.bsky.social is ringing with joy.
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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The award for Best Short Non-fiction goes to: Eugen Bacon for Spec Fic and the Politics of Identity: Finding the Self in Other
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Sauúti Terrors, in all its auditory glory, is OUT NOW as an audiobook. 🔊💫 From @recordedbooks.bsky.social the terror is available wherever you get your audiobooks, with narrators Christel Mutombo and Kofi Boakye. 🔊💫 @genni.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Sauúti Terrors mentioned in Locus Magazine’s New & Notable list 💫🔥
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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Today, we have a guest blog feature from award-winning author @genni.bsky.social: "Sauúti: “What’s in a Name?” in which she discusses the collaborative, Afrocentric Sauútiverse in #scifi, #fantasy, and #horror: www.starsandsabers.com/2026/03/22/s... #books #stories
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Sauúti: What’s in a Name? By Eugen Bacon – Stars and Sabers
Stars and Sabers Publishing welcomes award-winning author Eugen Bacon for a guest post, "Sauúti: What’s in a Name?".
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
@sauutiverse.bsky.social, @meerkatpress.bsky.social
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New @strangehorizons.bsky.social column just up! Spec Fic and the Politics of Identity - The Call of Sauúti. 💞 @sauutiverse.bsky.social , @flametree.bsky.social , @meerkatpress.bsky.social #sauuti strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
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Spec Fic and the Politics of Identity
As part of a collective of African writers who have created an Afrocentric Sauútiverse of five planets, two suns and a spirit moon, a world of science and fantasy, where there is no written languag…
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Neil Ottenstein @nottenst.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Listened to Nebula novella finalist "Descent" by @wtalabi.com from May 2025 @clarkesworldmagazine.com and then I needed to read the beginning again to close the circle. A fascinating new world and a very gripping story. @katercakes.bsky.social is amazing. clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/
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Descent by Wole Talabi
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 16/03/2026
Been in work meetings all day but finally got a moment. Just want to say I had no idea so many people read and enjoyed this little @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella in @clarkesworldmagazine.com. I'm grateful. Congratulations to my fellow finalists whom I'm pleasantly intimidated to be counted among!
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Congratulations to our very own @wtalabi.com for making the Nebula finals for his Sauútiverse novella, Descent! 💫🔥❤️
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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 09/03/2026
We love seeing this four year recap of the @sauutiverse.bsky.social and including our own novella Songs for the Shadows by Cheryl S. Ntumy, a beautiful reflection on grief and purpose. We believe the Sauútiverse is the best thing going on in literature and it deserves much more attention. #BookSky
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The Sauútiverse is a cacophony of sound magic celebrations, the ruevaagi are ululating and the drums are resounding, as we celebrate four years of the Sauúti shared world! 💫🎉 Check out the latest happenings in the Sauútiverse: sauuti.com/sauuti-4th-a...
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Sauúti Terrors, in all its auditory glory, has been released as an audiobook, available (open for pre-orders) 17 March on @libro.fm, with narrators Christel Mutombo and Kofi Boakye. 🔊💫 libro.fm/audiobooks/9... @genni.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social
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Sauúti Terrors Audiobook on Libro.fm
Co-editors Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embleton and Cheryl S. Ntumy bring us a powerful and haunting collection of short stories from the groundbreaking Sauútiverse, following the success of Mothersound: The...
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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 07/03/2026
So wonderful to see our @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella Songs for the Shadows by Cheryl S. Ntumy reviewed by Belinda McDonald in Aurealis Magazine! #BookSky #BookReview “Ntumy captures the nuanced interplay of guilt, grief and forgiveness through an engaging narrative...”
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Aurealis — Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
LISTEN: @genni.bsky.social Reads from ‘The Rawness of You’ (Sauúti Terrors) 📢💫 Editor and contributor Eugen Bacon was invited by the Flame Tree team to record one of her stories from the anthology for their podcast. YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJdx...
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Sauúti Terrors
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It keeps on coming! Congrats to @genni.bsky.social for The Nga'phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella being a finalist in the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards 💫🔥❤️
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
We are really proud of @wtalabi.com’s Sauúti novella “Descent” making the BSFA shortlist. 🔥💫🥳 Read it!
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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Thanks to Jacqueline Nyathi @hararereview.com for a great review of Sauúti Terrors at @thecontinent.org 🙏 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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