A Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella trilogy following Binti, the first of the Himba people to attend the prestigious Oomza University. After surviving an attack that kills her entire transport ship, Binti becomes an unlikely mediator between humanity and an alien species, navigating questions of identity, cultural heritage, mathematical genius, and what it means to transform while remaining true to oneself.
Binti is the first of her people to be accepted to the prestigious Oomza University, and defies her family's expectations to make the journey, only to survive a violent attack on her transport ship that kills everyone else aboard and leaves her as the unlikely mediator between humanity and an alien species. A short, richly imagined novella about identity, belonging, and the power of mathematics. Thoughtful, fast-paced, and culturally specific.