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20 Books to Read If You Want to Get Into Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy

BuzzFeed Books recently asked Goodreads about its most popular Black speculative fiction titles. Below are 20 books that get high ratings and ample attention from the site's many lovers of sci-fi and fantasy.
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
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Riot Baby (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Riot Baby (Tochi Onyebuchi)
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Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora (Sheree Renee Thomas)
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora (Sheree Renee Thomas)
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Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
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An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
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Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death
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Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
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The Institutionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Institutionist (Colson Whitehead)
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The Lesson (Cadwell Turnbull)
The Lesson (Cadwell Turnbull)
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Octavia's Brood (Walidah Imarisha)
Octavia's Brood (Walidah Imarisha)
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The Prey of Gods (Nicky Drayden)
The Prey of Gods (Nicky Drayden)
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Dhalgren
Dhalgren
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How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
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Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower
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Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
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Rosewater (Tade Thompson)
Rosewater (Tade Thompson)
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New Suns (Edit. Nisi Shawl)
New Suns (Edit. Nisi Shawl)
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Falling in Love With Hominids (Nalo Hopkinson)
Falling in Love With Hominids (Nalo Hopkinson)
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Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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Mothership: Tales From Afrofuturism and Beyond (Bill Campbell)
Mothership: Tales From Afrofuturism and Beyond (Bill Campbell)
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