Pacesetter Novels are a collection of 130 works of popular fiction written by notable African authors, published by Macmillan. The series was started in 1977, with the first book being Director! by Agbo Areo.
Contents
Writing style
The Pacesetters series was characterised by tragic tales of woe, cautionary tales, and "rags to riches" (and sometimes back to rags!) tales.
Book cover artwork
The book covers usually featured very garish pictures that served to illustrate the main theme of that particular novel.
Authors
The authors of the books were noted African novelists and writers, the most celebrated of which are Buchi Emecheta and Helen Ovbiagele.
Titles
NB. † No longer exists * Out of print
References
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