Book cover for Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda by Sheree Renée Thomas, Nikki Giovanni, Tananarive Due, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Cadwell Turnbull, Alex Simmons, Linda D Addison, Kyoko M., Danian Jerry, Glenn Parris, Milton J. Davies, Troy L. Wiggins, Christopher Chambers and Harlan James
2021 Released
512 Pages
9-10 Hours
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Titan BooksISBN 9781789095692

A ground-breaking short story anthology celebrating Marvel’s beloved Black Panther and his home of Wakanda—featuring 18 tales by all-star authors like Sheree Renée Thomas and Nikki Giovanni.

T’Challa faces the gods of his parents . . . Vampires stalk Shuri and a Dora Milaje in voodoo-laced New Orleans . . . Erik Killmonger grapples with racism, Russian spies, and his own origins . . .


The first mainstream superhero of African descent, the Black Panther has attracted readers of all races and colors who see in the King of Wakanda reflections of themselves. Storytellers from across the African Diaspora—some already literary legends, others who are rising stars—have created for this collection original works inspired by the world of the Panther and its inhabitants. With guest stars including Storm, Monica Rambeau, Namor, and Jericho Drumm, these are stories of yesterday and today, of science and magic, of faith and love.  

These are the tales of a king and his country. These are the legends whispered in the jungle, myths of the unconquered men and women and the land they love. 

These are the Tales of Wakanda.

Featuring stories by: Linda D. Addison, Maurice Broaddus, Christopher Chambers, Milton J. Davis, Tananarive Due, Nikki Giovanni, Harlan James, Danian Jerry, Kyoko M., L.L. McKinney, Temi Oh, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Glenn Parris, Alex Simmons, Sheree Renée Thomas, Cadwell Turnbull and Troy L. Wiggins.

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Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni (1943–2024), poet, activist, mother, grandmother, and educator, grew up in Tennessee and Ohio and graduated with honors from Fisk University in Nashville. The author of over thirty books, she was also the recipient of seven NAACP Image Awards, the Langston Hughes Medal for Outstanding Poetry, the Frost Medal, as well as thirty-one honorary degrees and an Emmy Award. She garnered her most unusual honor in 2007 when a South American bat species—Micronycteris giovanniae—was named in celebration of her. A devoted teacher and honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., she spent thirty-five years as University Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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Tananarive Due

Tananarive Due (tah-nah-nah-REEVE doo) is an award-winning author who teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA. She is an executive producer on Shudder's groundbreaking documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. Her books include Ghost Summer: Stories, My Soul to Keep, The Good House, and The Reformatory. She and her late mother, civil rights activist Patricia Stephens Due, coauthored Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights. She is married to author Steven Barnes, with whom she collaborates on screenplays. They live with their son, Jason. 

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