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19 SFF Novels by Women of Colour You Must Read

Tired of seeing women of color underrepresented in mainstream sci-fi and fantasy? Check out this list.
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
1
Octavia E. Butler
The Summer Prince
The Summer Prince
2
Who Fears Death? (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death?
3
Nnedi Okorafor
Spirits of the Ordinary (Kathleen Alcala)
Spirits of the Ordinary
4
Kathleen Alcala
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
5
Melinda Lo
The Salt Roads
The Salt Roads
6
A Stranger in Olandria (Sofia Samatar)
A Stranger in Olandria
7
Sofia Samatar
Joplin's Ghost (Tananarive Due)
Joplin's Ghost
8
Tananarive Due
The Stars Change (Mary Anne Mohanraj)
The Stars Change
9
Mary Anne Mohanraj
The Antelope Wife (Louise Erdrich)
The Antelope Wife
10
Louise Erdrich
Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Almanac of the Dead
11
Leslie Marmon Silko
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
12
Jewelle Gomez
The Island of Eternal Love (Daína Chaviano)
The Island of Eternal Love
13
Daína Chaviano
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
14
So Far From God (Ana Castillo)
So Far From God
15
Ana Castillo
Ink (Sabrina Vourvoulias)
Ink
16
Sabrina Vourvoulias
Orleans (Sherri L Smith)
Orleans
17
Sherri L Smith
Salt Fish Girl
Salt Fish Girl
18
The Lost Girl (Sangu Mandanna)
The Lost Girl
19
Sangu Mandanna
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