![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After a brief bit of research, I stumbled upon rococo…and, to my surprise, rococo punk.īefore I could come up with a name myself, the brilliant Briaan L. I asked my author friends if anyone had a name for that time because it is a time that fascinates me – the Haitian Revolution, pirates and swashbucklers, a time of reverence for art and technology, but a time that still valued skill with a sword and connection to nature. I began a quest of discovery, fueled by a determination to find a name for this era. Ojetade: I had long been curious about the era that sits between sword and soul, normally set in the 15 th century or earlier and steamfunk, which normally is set during the Victorian era, between 18. Midwest BSFA: How did you come up with this concept? Add elements of the supernatural and/or retrofuturistic technology powered by springs and gears… that is rococoa! Think Three Finger’d Jack, the pirate Black Caesar the Black Count, Thomas Dumas, Nat Turner, the Haitian Revolution, the Stono Rebellion. Ojetade: I define rococoa as the bridge between sword and soul (African-inspired epic and heroic fantasy) and steamfunk (steampunk expressed through black/African craft and consciousness). We recently talked to Balogun Ojetade – author, master instructor of indigenous African martial arts, screenwriter, film director, tabletop role-playing game designer, traditional African priest – about his new anthology, Rococoa. ![]()
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