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Binti: The Night Masquerade (2018)
The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor’s Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning BINTI.
Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the Meduse.
Far from her village when the conflicts start, Binti hurries home, but anger and resentment has already claimed the lives of many close to her.
Once again it is up to Binti, and her intriguing new friend Mwinyi, to intervene–though the elders of her people do not entirely trust her motives–and try to prevent a war that could wipe out her people, once and for all.
by Nnedi Okorafor
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Nnedi Okorafor’s books include Lagoon (a British Science Fiction Association Award finalist for Best Novel), Who Fears Death (a World Fantasy Award winner for Best Novel), Kabu Kabu (a Publisher’s Weekly Best Book for Fall 2013), Akata Witch (an Amazon.com Best Book of the Year), Zahrah the Windseeker (winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for African Literature), and The Shadow Speaker (a CBS Parallax Award winner). Her adult novel The Book of Phoenix (prequel to Who Fears Death) was released in May 2015; the New York Times called it a “triumph”. Her novella Binti will be released in late September 2015 and her young adult novel Akata Witch 2: Breaking Kola will be released in 2016.
Nnedi holds a PhD in literature/creative writing and is an associate professor at the University at Buffalo, New York (SUNY). She splits her time between Buffalo and Chicago with her daughter Anyaugo and family.
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Mighty Nein Jedi Headcanons
- Beau: Viewed as a hardass by her students, Master Lionett is the resident instructor in Form VI, able to move her double bladed lightsaber with ease. She is a believer in “tough love” sometimes being a little caustic with her students while actually caring for their well being. She is also an advocate of “do as I say, not as I do” as she has a long history of butting heads with the Jedi High Council. She is usually reserved for missions that require secrecy. She wields a double bladed lightsaber, coated with rich dark wood and silver alloys with a blue crystal.
- Caleb: A troubled former Sith, Jedi Shadow Widogast is still hesitant on taking on any apprentices. Despite urging from the Council, he instead favors on going on solo missions or meditating in the gardens with his Lothcat, Frumpkin. His missions often involve tracking down dark Force users and bringing them to justice. He is quite skilled in the force, previously being a master of Sith lightening. Now he holds back while in combat, focusing more on lightsaber forms which he can control better. He is skilled in Form II and performs it with a degree of elegance. He wields an almost artistically curved lightsaber with a yellow crystal.
- Jester: A cheerful blue Twi’lek, Knight Lavorre is beloved by the younglings at the temple. She is a master of pranks and jokes, relishing in the joy of living that the Force brings. Despite the warnings against forming attachments, Jester loves her friends and fellow masters deeply and has formed strong Force bonds with each. In combat she favors Form IV, flipping and twirling about her enemies. However, she mostly favors mind tricks, getting hostiles to instead break out into dance or song instead of battle. She is often sent out on missions of mercy to aid those in need in the Outer Rim. Her lightsaber is a rather gaudy silver one inlaid with several precious blue gemstones that belonged to her mother. Her crystal is blue.
- Fjord: Once a pirate in the Outer Rim, Knight Fjord was brought into the fold by Jedi Master Caduceus. The Nautolan, due his pirate past, is preferred for missions that include the underworld. However, while on Nar Shaddaa he can walk the walk and talk the talk, in the Temple he is always eager to learn new things. He can sometimes be found just listening in on Master Caduceus’ lectures on the living Force and losing himself in them. Still a bit of a beginner in lightsaber combat, he tends to favor the simplicity of Form I. His lightsaber is a very simple design with a green crystal, though he still tends to carry a blaster as his swordsmanship is not the best.
- Nott: A jumpy but trusty Chadra-Fan, Jedi Nott is considered a bit of an oddball around the temple. She is often confused by people’s turn of phrase and tends to think she is better at reading emotions than she really is. She brought Shadow Widogast to the Temple after she befriended him on a mission, eventually helping to save his life. She has a bit of a drinking problem, often sneaking away to cantinas for her fill of Juri Juice, though this has sometimes been seen to make her hard to hit in combat. She favors Form V, deflecting enemy blasterbolts as her own attack. Her lightsaber is a cobbled together bit of tech she has found all over the galaxy, with a green crystal. The missions she goes on usually have to do with exploration and investigation as when paired with Jedi Lavorre, she is quite the sleuth.
- Yasha: Jedi Battlemaster Yasha, is an Arkanian of great strength and power. Once a great warrior in the Outer Rim, she came to the Jedi after losing everything. Her combat skills are unmatched by many in the temple but her dark past and temper can catch up with her in the heat of battle. She is other wise polite and soft spoken if a bit distance. She favors Form VII, a fact that makes many Jedi anxious at it can most often lead to the dark side, though it enables her to use her might effectively. Her lightsaber is a dark metal with a flowery design along the edge while the crystal is purple. Her saber is unusually long, her emitter often set to its highest, though she prefers it like that.
- Caduceus: Jedi Master Caduceus is a well respected sage within the Jedi Order. The Yarkoran Jedi is an expert on meditation and feeling the will of the force. A source of comfort and guidance, he is one of the main tutors of the younglings as well as giving counsel to those who need it in his long tea drinking sessions. It has been so long that no one really knows what his lightsaber looks like or what color it is. Rather, he carries a staff about with him made of living wood and prefers to negotiate rather than fight. He is a master of using of the Force to calm the minds of others so they might think clearly and hopefully be more understanding. His lightsaber is made from the same wood as his staff and the blade is a pure white. When he was younger he favored Form III but now is content that if he dies in combat, he simply will be one with the Force. He is more concerned with protecting others anyway.
Might add more later. Is this my cry for help that I want to do a Star Wars RPG? Yes. Yes it is.
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