Imhotep-hop is an Africentric subgenre that draws inspiration from numerous ancient African civilizations and focuses on a future in which people struggle for justice.
The novel follows Sherem, an Ethiopian savant, and Hamza and Yehat through a story filled with action, pop culture and Africentric themes.
[5] The Alchemists of Kush is a Science Fiction Afrofuturist novel written under Malcom Azania’s pen name: Minister Faust.
For the 2017 published version of The Alchemists of Kush, the summary on the back of the novel reads “two Sudanese “Lost Boys.” Both fathers murdered during civil war.
Separated by seven thousand years, and connected by immortal truth… One, known to the streets as Supreme Raptor: the other, known to the Greeks as Horus, son of Osiris.
The story centers on Taharqa Douglass, a man with a unique trait that marks him as a prime target for drafting into an interstellar war.
Azania wrote BioWare's Gift of the Yeti, an app for Facebook which was released in 2009, with the intent of raising $10,000 for Childs Play, a charity that funds hospitals for children.
[10] In the game, the player controls a yeti who must take Santa's place for one year, and deliver presents to everyone while evading the police.
Azania's stage writing career began at 17 when he wrote the science fiction play The Undiscovered Country for Montreal's Creations Etc.
[1] Azania's short stories and poems appear in a multitude of collections, and his articles have been included in numerous publications such as i09,[12] and Adventure Rocketship: Let's all Go To the Science Fiction Disco.
[14] During its time on the air, Africentric Radio featured many prominent political and artistic figures, including Americans Noam Chomsky and Ice-T.[15] During the years 2007-2008, Azania was the host and associate producer for HelpTV, a Canadian national daily program.