#5 Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor

This is tree previously published novellas plus a new short story. Binti is a mathematician and has received a scholarship to study off planet at the best school around. The ship she is traveling on is attacked and only the pilot and her survive. The pilot because he is needed to get the ship through for a sneak attack and Binti because she has a very old piece of tech with her that protects her from the Meduse. In negotiating with them she has her DNA changed and this sets her further apart from her family than merely leaving home to pursue her studies. What I liked about the stories is Binti is struggling with the choices she makes and the results of her actions throughout the books. Even with the setting having aliens and threats of war it is a great story about someone growing up and learning about themselves.

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