Will I love Learning Monkey and Crocodile?

Learning Monkey and Crocodile is an intriguing collection of short stories with immersive African landscapes drawing on vivid imagery that break the bounds of expectation through a rich tapestry of imagination, folklore, dread and desire. Characters are brought to life n the page, with immersive landscapes and storylines delivering poignant messages about humanity, what it means to be human, and what our survival depends upon. A dynamic collection, with textured prose that invites and teases into the extraordinary and the ordinary.

The late Nick Wood, a science fiction writer, clinical psychologist, former journalist, humanitarian, and anti-apartheid activist born in Zambia and raised in South Africa, was always learning.

This is reflected in all his writing, including most of the stories in his collection. Largely science fiction stories in a variety of settings: from post-apocalyptic worlds, settled moons, and climate-changed earths, these stories are highly focused on the social and environmental aspects of humanity even in the most science fictional scenarios.

These stories, intersectional, emotionally resonant, exciting, thoughtful, and varied. Learning Monkey and Crocodile is a wonderful way to sample some of… show more.