Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor is a genre-blending novel, which was published in 2009, but unlike work from authors of western science fiction, it does not open with spaceships or futuristic cities, but in sun scorched deserts. No spaceships, no metal utopias, no, there are spirits, ancient deities, a young woman who comes to realize that she can change the world with her magic. This work by Okorafor was an eye-opener to the readers with a Euro American background in science fiction: for many western readers, Okorafor redefined speculative fiction.

The conditions of the possible have been redefined by a new generation of Nigerian writers, artists and filmmakers whose storytelling is deeply rooted in cultural memory.