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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 18/09/2026

Geoff Ryman on Imraan Coovadia's 'Vast & Cool & Unsympathetic', ZamaShort #17. Many thanks Geoff! www.zamashort.com/2026/08/zama... #Africanfuturism #AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙

Image of book cover and text “Imraan Coovadia brings to life the trauma and heartache of everyday life in a tech bro’s nightmare company, a tale of many different kinds of love and of hate.” — Geoff Ryman.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 21/08/2026

Stephen Embleton @stephenembleton.bsky.social and Amy Heydenrych on Blaize M. Kaye's @bomoko.bsky.social 'Ethics after the End of the World', ZamaShort #16. Many thanks to you both! See more at: www.zamashort.com/2026/07/zama... #AfricanSFF #Africanfuturism #booksky 🪐📚💙

Image of the book cover for Blaize M. Kaye's 'Ethics after the End of the World', ZamaShort #16.
Text: “A “weighty significance” that’ll hit you like a brick. Prescient, touching, and thought-provoking, Kaye’s going to take you to the precipice of your lived life and afterlife and ask you: what’s the meaning, for you? And offers a choice. So how close are you willing to get to the Truth?”
— Stephen Embleton, 2024 Nommo Award Winner for Best Speculative Fiction Novella, Undulation.

“Blaize Kaye’s vision of the future is tender, prescient and profound. ‘Ethics after the End of the World’ offers us science fiction at its most intimate, allowing us to go beyond picturing the world he has created, to feeling it. Blaize’s work, as seen so clearly in this story, concerns itself with loneliness and loss in this world and others, but is always grounded in human connection.”
— Amy Heydenrych, author of Bad Luck Penny.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 24/07/2026

Efemia Chela on Lizzy Attree's @lizzyattree.bsky.social 'Guava Jam' ZamaShort #15 Many thanks Efemia! Find more here: www.zamashort.com/2026/06/zama...

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 03/07/2026

The latest ZamaShort bundle is up! ZamaShort #13 ‘Fly, Flightless’ by Chisom Umeh @izom-chisom.bsky.social ZamaShort #14 ‘Descendants of Balance by Rafeeat Aliyu ZamaShort #15 ‘Guava Jam’ by Lizzy Attree @lizzyattree.bsky.social www.zamashort.com/p/shop.html #AfricanSFF #AfricanLit #booksky 💙📚

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ZamaShort #13 ‘Fly, Flightless’ by Chisom Umeh
ZamaShort #14 ‘Descendants of Balance by Rafeeat Aliyu
ZamaShort #15 ‘Guava Jam’ by Lizzy Attree

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 19/06/2026

Dare Segun Falowo on Rafeeat Aliyu's 'Descendants of Balance', ZamaShort #14. Many thanks Dare! Follow Dare here: @dsfalowo.bsky.social See more here: www.zamashort.com/2026/05/zama... #fantasy #AfricanSFF #BookSky 💙📚

Image of the cover for ZamaShort #14 'Descendants of Balance' by Rafeeat Aliyu
And text:
“‘Descendants of Balance’ is a perfect serving of Rafeeat Aliyu's unique storytelling alchemy. The heft of the Forest as a living thriving organism brought a folktale thrill to this tale about the equilibrium expected of those who live between worlds. It centres textured characters while never forgetting the cinema and magic of their fantastic worlds, lineages, and origins. This story draws on precolonial history and indigenous myth to reveal a world wholly new, yet familiar as childhood. We found ourselves caught up in the unfolding of Oronsen's survival, in Lakange's strength and love, in the mystery of the iwin.”
— Dare Segun Falowo, author of Caged Ocean Dub.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 03/06/2026

John Kessel on 'Descendants on Balance' by Rafeeat Aliyu @cosmicrafee, ZamaShort 14. Many thanks John! See more at: www.zamashort.com #fantasy #AfricanSFF #BookSky 💙📚

John Kessel on 'Descendants on Balance' by Rafeeat Aliyu, ZamaShort 14.
Text reads: “In 'Descendants of Balance' Rafeeat Aliyu tells us of a powerful spirit of the forest, taken human form out of love for a warrior king, the political and interpersonal conflicts that follow, and the betrayal that breaks things apart. It glows with the elemental force of myth and with the jealousies we find ourselves living whether or not we are gods, even when we don't know those stories that created us.”
— John Kessel, author of The Presidential Papers.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 19/04/2026

Poem Excerpt from ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social www.zamashort.com/2026/03/zama... #booksky 💙📚 #poetrylovers #poetrybooks #poetry

Image of text of a poem excerpt for Poem Excerpt from ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George, also showing the book cover, and wild flower designs in the background.

Text: "We All Want to Live. I forget. I forget how many times I have forgotten you. We all want to live. We don’t want to die but we know it is coming. In war, there are no rules. In Gaza, there are no rules, only dirt, only the rubble from buildings, only skeletons, only dead bodies, only dust. There are no books, only the light of a dead sun, a bitter volcano giving off waves of the illusion of life. I forget how many times I have forgotten you.

— Abigail George, Did You Get Married When I was in the Mental Hospital."

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 17/04/2026

ZamaShort 2025 Fantasy short stories eligible for consideration. ZamaShort #3 'The Last and Final Battle' by Zainab Omaki ZamaShort #6 'Sindi Fair' by Dare Segun Falowo ZamaShort #7 'When Two Sorcerers Collide' by T.L. Huchu More in the thread ---⬇ #fantasy #AfricanSFF #booksky 📚💙

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 16/04/2026

New Excerpt up! ZamaShort #11 ‘Gold-Plated Boy’ by Hussani Abdulrahim @hussani14.bsky.social www.zamashort.com/p/excerpts.h... #AfricanSFF #Africanfuturism #scifi #booksky 🪐📚💙

Book cover ZamaShort #11 ‘Gold-Plated Boy’ by Hussani Abdulrahim. A black background and bold gold title text reading “Gold-Plated Boy.” The letter “O” in “Boy” contains a raised gold hand symbol. Above the title is “ZamaShort” and “Excerpt” and below is the author’s name, Hussani Abdulrahim. The design features red, green, and gold African-inspired patterns forming a large inverted triangle, with a blue adinkra symbol centred near the bottom.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 14/04/2026

Massive congrats Hussani Abdulrahim @hussani14.bsky.social (ZamaShort #11) on the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist! commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-... www.zamashort.com/2026/03/zama... #booksky 💙📚

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 10/04/2026

ZamaShort Extras: Meet the Author Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social, ZamaShort #12, 'Did You get Married when I Was in the Mental Hospital'. Read Abigail's essay, now up in our Authors section: www.zamashort.com/p/authors.html #booksky 💙📚 #poetrylovers #poetrybooks #poetry

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 06/04/2026

Henry Lombard on ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social, ZamaShort 12. Many thanks Henry! www.zamashort.com/2026/03/zama... #poetry #booksky 💙📚 #readersky #poetrylovers #poetrybooks

“A brave, claustrophobic, and ultimately transcendent piece of literature. It is a “lullaby” for the broken and a manifesto for the power of the written word. Abigail George proves once again that for the marginalised and the “mad”, writing is not just a career—it is a holy act of reclamation.” — Henry Lombard, Echoes of my Soul.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 03/04/2026

Dr Christopher Okemwa on ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social, ZamaShort #12. www.zamashort.com/2026/03/zama... #poetry #booksky 💙📚 #readersky #poetrylovers #poetrybooks

Review of ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George
Text says: “Oh, God, what an amazing poetry this is! I love every single poem and every single word. Every poem walks you in a corridor that leads into the author’s subconscious spaces, revealing a shadowy world of bitterness, broken love and fragmented thoughts. With the influence of the author’s bipolar condition and a family plagued by cancer and lack of love and unity, Abigail is able to produce a narrative poetry that utilizes raw and deep-cutting images, fragmented stories and half-asleep-and-half-awake musings and reflections to weave a body of poetry that leaves the reader dazed, mouth-gaping and gasping for more.” — Dr. Christopher Okemwa, Senior Lecturer, Kisii University, Kenya

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 02/04/2026

Cristina Deptula on ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social, ZamaShort #12. Many thanks, Cristina! #poetry #booksky 💙📚 #readersky #poetrylovers #poetrybooks

Image of the book ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George and recommendation that says: “South African writer Abigail George discovers kinship with the griefs of the broader world while processing her life through streams of consciousness. Mental health and wellness become recurring themes in the work, rendered effectively through the raw, nonlinear prose poetry that echoes her thoughts.” — Cristina Deptula, Editor, Synchronised Chaos.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 23/03/2026

The latest ZamaShort Mini-Bundle is now live! Only $9 USD (or $4.3 USD if paying with the available African currencies). #booksky 💙📚 #Romance #Africanfuturism #Poetrycollection @hussani14.bsky.social @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social

The image is a bold, decorative promotional graphic set against a black background with ornate, symmetrical patterns along the left and right borders in gold, red, and green.

At the top center, large, colourful text reads:
“ZamaShort BUNDLE 10–12”
The letters are styled in a gradient of red, yellow, and green, giving a vibrant, Afrocentric feel.

Below this title, there is a horizontal band featuring three triangular panels, each showcasing a different short story. The panels are arranged side by side like banners, with intricate gold patterns behind them.

From left to right:

Left panel
Title: “Vibrating Particles”
Author: Daniel Joe
The text is elegant and stylised, with a red symbol beneath the title.
Center panel
Title: “Gold-Plated Boy”
Author: Hussani Abdulrahim
The title appears in bold gold lettering, standing out strongly against the dark background, with a blue symbol below.
Right panel
Title: “Did You Get Married to Her When I Was in the Mental Hospital?”
Author: Abigail George
The text is colorful and varied in style, with a green symbol beneath.

Above the panels, a repeating strip includes the words “ZamaShort,” “Exclusive Original,” and “Single Short Stories,” reinforcing the branding.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 04/03/2026

Smashwords Sale: www.smashwords.com/profile/view... Includes ZamaShort & AfroSF series. #AfricanLit #AfricanSFF #scifi #fantasy #romance #contemporary #satire #booksky 📚💙

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 01/03/2026

Happy Publish Day ZamaShort #11 ‘Gold-Plated Boy’ by Hussani Abdulrahim! @hussani14.bsky.social More in the thread ---⬇ #AfricanSFF #Africanfuturism #scifi #booksky 🪐📚💙

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 23/02/2026

ZamaShort #11 ‘Gold-Plated Boy’ by Hussani Abdulrahim @hussani14.bsky.social. Pre-Order 99c Special! (amazon(s) only). More in the thread ---⬇ #AfricanSFF #scifi #booksky 🪐📚💙

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 13/02/2026

ZamaShort wishes you a lovely Valentine’s Day! Celebrate with ZamaShort#10 'Vibrating Particles' by Daniel Joe, a romance of second chances to warm you and your loved one's heart. More in the thread ---⬇ #Romance #booksky 💙📚💙

A Valentine’s Day–themed graphic featuring a book cover centred over a large pink and red layered heart background.

At the top, “Valentine’s Day” appears in light pink cursive. The book cover is mostly black with red, gold, and green decorative borders. The title, “Vibrating Particles,” is written in large pink script, with “Daniel Joe” below in bold pink letters. A red emblem sits near the bottom of the cover. Small glossy pink hearts appear in the lower left and right corners of the image.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 06/02/2026

ZamaShort Extras: Meet the Author - Daniel Joe, ZamaShort #10 ‘Vibrating Particles’ More in the thread ---⬇ #AfricanLit #Romance #booksky 💙📚💙

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 01/02/2026

Publish Day, Now Out! ZamaShort #10 'Vibrating Particles' by Daniel Joe, a pure romance of second chances set to warm your heart. More in the thread ---⬇ #AfricanLit #Romance #booksky 💙📚💙

Cover image of ZamaShort #10 'Vibrating Particles' by Daniel Joe

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 28/01/2026

ZamaShort Extras: Excerpts ZamaShort #8 The Offertory by Tabitha Wanja Mwangi, over at our WhatsApp Channel, exclusively: whatsapp.com/channel/0029... #AfricanLit #booksky 📚💙

Cover image: ZamaShort #8 The Offertory by Tabitha Wanja Mwangi

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 23/01/2026

February with Valentine's Day is the month of love and our story ZamaShort #10 ‘Vibrating Particles’ by Daniel Joe is a pure romance of second chances set to warm your heart. #AfricanLit #Romance #booksky 💙📚💙

Cover image: ZamaShort #10 ‘Vibrating Particles’ by Daniel Joe

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 09/01/2026

ZamaShort Extras: Meet the Author Bongani Sibanda, ZamaShort #9 ‘Everyone is a Robot until Proven Otherwise’. More in the thread ---⬇ #AfricanSFF #scifi #booksky 🪐📚💙

Image of the author Bongani Sibanda for ZamaShort #9 ‘Everyone is a Robot until Proven Otherwise’.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year! New year, new you, new story, publish day! ZamaShort #9 ‘Everyone is a Robot until Proven Otherwise’ by Bongani Sibanda #AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 24/12/2025

Happy Holidays! Everyone at ZamaShort wishes you all a lovely time and for this New Year, Pre-Orders Up and Releasing on the 1st: ZamaShort #9 'Everyone is a Robot until Proven Otherwise' by Bongani Sibanda More in the thread ---⬇ #AfricanSFF #booksky 📚💙

Cover image for ZamaShort #9 'Everyone is a Robot until Proven Otherwise' by Bongani Sibanda

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 19/12/2025

ZamaShort Extras: Excerpts - ZamaShort #7 'When Two Sorcerers Collide' by T.L. Huchu, over at our WhatsApp Channel, exclusively: whatsapp.com/channel/0029... #AfricanSFF #booksky 📚💙

Cover image of ZamaShort #7 'When Two Sorcerers Collide' by T.L Huchu

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 12/12/2025

Give the gift of imagination with ZamaShort! selfany.com/s/ZamaShort #Africanlit #AfricanSFF #booksky 📚💙

Image promoting our ZamaShort Subscriptions and Bundles
Text reads: This giving season give the gift of imagination! Direct from ZamaShort. Subscriptions: Annual, Bi-annual, Annual Plus. Bundles: The ZamaShort Full Bundle 1-8, Bundle 1-3, Bundle 4-6. Payments available in your currency with a variety of payment options at a lower price than all other retail outlets.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 05/12/2025

ZamaShort Extras: Meet the Author Tabitha Wanja Mwangi, ZamaShort #8 ‘The Offertory’ More in the thread (a lot more, includes essay from the author) ---⬇ #Africanlit #booksky 📚💙

ZamaShort #8 - Tabitha Wanja Mwangi - The Offertory - Photograph of author

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 01/12/2025

Out Now! ZamaShort #8 ‘The Offertory’ by Tabitha Wanja Mwangi A strange offering is discovered in the church of the United Resurrection Savior’s much-revered offertory basket. Devoted parishioner and amateur sleuth Selina Kumi decides to get to the bottom of this mystery. #booksky #AfricanLit 📚💙

Book cover ZamaShort #8 ‘The Offertory’ by Tabitha Wanja Mwangi

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 28/11/2025

ZamaShort #8 ‘The Offertory’ by Tabitha Wanja Mwangi A strange offering is discovered in the church of the United Resurrection Savior’s much-revered offertory basket. Devoted parishioner and amateur sleuth Selina Kumi decides to get to the bottom of this mystery. #booksky #AfricanLit 📚💙

Cover of ZamaShort #8 ‘The Offertory’ by Tabitha Wanja Mwangi

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 25/11/2025

✨2025 Eligibility Post✨ ZamaShort #8 'The Offertory' by Tabitha Wanja Mwangi 1st Dec 2025. Contemporary Fiction

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 25/11/2025

✨2025 Eligibility Post✨ ZamaShort #7 'When Two Sorcerers Collide' by T.L. Huchu 31st October 2025. Fantasy

Book Cover ZamaShort #7 'When Two Sorcerers Collide' by T.L. Huchu

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 25/11/2025

✨2025 Eligibility Post✨ ZamaShort #6 'Sindi Fair' by Dare Segun Falowo @dsfalowo.bsky.social 1st October 2025. Fantasy

Book Cover ZamaShort #6 'Sindi Fair' by Dare Segun Falowo

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 25/11/2025

✨2025 Eligibility Post✨ ZamaShort #5 'The Smell of Rain' by Libby Young 1st September 2025. Science Fiction

Book Cover ZamaShort #5 'The Smell of Rain' by Libby Young

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 25/11/2025

✨2025 Eligibility Post✨ ZamaShort #4 'The Clarity of Ice' by Carmelo Rafalà @carmelorafala.bsky.social 1st August 2025. Science Fiction

Book cover ZamaShort #4 'The Clarity of Ice' by Carmelo Rafalà

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 25/11/2025

✨2025 Eligibility Post✨ ZamaShort #3 'The Last and Final Battle' by Zainab Omaki @zainabomaki.bsky.social 1st July 2025. Fantasy

Book Cover ZamaShort #3 'The Last and Final Battle' by Zainab Omaki

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 25/11/2025

✨2025 Eligibility Post✨ ZamaShort #2 'Summer' by Nerine Dorman @nerinedorman.bsky.social 1st June 2025. Science Fiction

Book cover ZamaShort #2 'Summer' by Nerine Dorman

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 25/11/2025

✨2025 Eligibility Post✨ ZamaShort #1 'Piss Corpse' by Muthi Nhlema 1st May 2025. Contemporary Fiction

Book cover ZamaShort #1 'Piss Corpse' by Muthi Nhlema

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 25/11/2025

✨2025 Eligibility Post✨ Short Stories for your consideration. #booksky #AfricanSFF #AfricanLit🪐📚💙

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 21/11/2025

ZamaShort warmly welcomes the excellent and highly accomplished Fadzai Simango to the ZamaShort family! Fadzai has joined us to narrate our stories into audio books.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 12/11/2025

ZamaShort Extras: Excerpts - ZamaShort #6 'Sindi Fair' by Dare Segun Falowo @dsfalowo.bsky.social , over at our whatsapp channel exclusively: whatsapp.com/channel/0029... #booksky #fantasy #AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙

Image of the book cover for ZamaShort #6 'Sindi Fair' by Dare Segun Falowo

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 07/11/2025

ZamaShort Extras: Meet the Author T.L. Huchu, ZamaShort #7 'When Two Sorcerers Collide'. More in the thread ---⬇ #fantasy #darkfantasy #AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙

Image of T.L Huchu author of ZamaShort #7 'When Two Sorcerers Collide'.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 31/10/2025

🎃Happy Halloween and Publish Day of the ZamaShort Halloween Special: ZamaShort #7 ‘When Two Sorcerers Collide’ by T.L. Huchu (An Edinburgh Nights prequel story) Now Out! Bwahahaha!🎃 More in the thread ---⬇ #darkfantasy #halloween #AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙

Cover image for ZamaShort #7 ‘When Two Sorcerers Collide’ by T.L. Huchu, text in green with Naletale Ruins texture, an evil Halloween pumpkin, and lightning framing text in blue and red.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 24/10/2025

🎃The ZamaShort Halloween Special!🎃 Book Trailer 🎃ZamaShort #7 ‘When Two Sorcerers Collide’ by T.L. Huchu (An Edinburgh Nights Prequel Story)🎃 www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX2KBC5Z #darkfantasy #halloween #AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙

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