The book, African Odyssey – Volume One, is a first part of a three volumes set of books by the author, Magashe Titus Mafolo. The second and third parts that follow in this trilogy will be reviewed immediately after this review of the first part. It is indeed an ambitious effort by the author. The author has undertaken a monumental task; it amounts to precedence and raises the bar for present, former and future intellectuals in public or civil service. The few landmark writings and publishing of books by former, post 1994 state functionaries are those by Vusi Pikoli, former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Rev. Frank Chikane, former Director General in the Presidency, and former Deputy Chief Justice and Judge of the Constitutional Court, Dikgang Moseneke. I deliberately point out to these Black South African luminaries because it is rare to find Black Africans in South Africa and elsewhere eager to write and publish their experiences at high level technocrats or judicial officers in post-independent governments.