I could not love this trilogy more. This is Afrofuturism and space opera at its best. I was fully surprised at the end with what happened to Binti, and I love the twists in her life. It's thought provoking, and Binti is such a strong female character. I highly recommend this for anyone who wants more science fiction short novellas or more African American fiction novellas in their life.

A strong conclusion to the trilogy about growing up and how you can never truly go home again. Okorafor writes a compelling tale about how our experiences shape us and making peace, not only externally, but internally with our own contradictions.

Binit is a woman divided in this final installment of Okorafor's trilogy. Struggling with her time back on earth, Biniti will need to use her Harmonizer abilities more than ever before to once again unite two warring races- and the war within herself.

While short, "The Night Masquerade" is shocking without feeling rushed, before reaching a satisfactory conclusion for both Binti and readers.

An exciting and dreamy conclusion to a lush, beautiful, intriguing trilogy. The way the series touches on the personal, the political, the cultural, and the spiritual with big, imaginative strokes and fine, nuanced brushwork, is wonderful.

I have really enjoyed this trilogy and following along with Binti as she finds her place and builds a better future for everyone mostly be preventing a war. It's also just so refreshing different and new that I can forgive any wee little plot points that may be a bit random. This series is truly different and, as I'm sure I've said before, it is so imaginative. Give the author's other works a read as well. She's must fantastic.

In the first volume, Binti describes her people, saying “we Himba don’t travel. We stay put. Our ancestral land is life; move away from it and you diminish.” By this third installment, it becomes evident how much Binti has grown from her experience at Oomza Uni, rather than diminished. First she connects with the Meduse, and we see how that changes her, helping her to understand anger, and realize how difficult it is to contend with. She grapples with her father’s roots among the Enyi Zinariya, learning to see them as they see themselves, rather than as the savage Desert People she has been taught to regard them as. And she makes other, new connections in The Night Masquerade. Her journey has been an expansive one that grapples with identity and belonging on many levels.

Find my full review at Required Reading: https://shayshortt.com/2018/01/25/binti-the-night-masquerade/