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30 Must-Read SFF Books by Black Authors

"If you're a science fiction and fantasy fan looking to round out your TBR, I've compiled a list of 30 amazing SFF books by Black authors for you below. The books on this list reach back into the past, look ahead to the future, and conceptualize new worlds full of magic and mystery."
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Sweep of Stars (Maurice Broaddus)
Sweep of Stars
1
Maurice Broaddus
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (Roseanne A. Brown)
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
2
Roseanne A. Brown
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
3
Octavia E Butler
The Unbroken (C. L. Clark)
The Unbroken
4
C. L. Clark
The Good Luck Girls (Charlotte Nicole Davis)
The Good Luck Girls
5
Charlotte Nicole Davis
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
6
Samuel R. Delany
The Sound of Stars (Alechia Dow)
The Sound of Stars
7
Alechia Dow
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House
8
Tananarive Due
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
9
Akwaeke Emezi
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
10
Jewelle Gomez
Redwood and Wildfire (Andrea Hairston)
Redwood and Wildfire
11
Andrea Hairston
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
12
Alexis Henderson
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
13
Nalo Hopkinson
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
14
Justina Ireland
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
15
Marlon James
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
16
N. K. Jemisin
Sisters of the Wild Sage (Nicole Givens Kurtz)
Sisters of the Wild Sage
17
Nicole Givens Kurtz
The Black Parade (Kyoko M)
The Black Parade
18
Kyoko M
The Cost of Knowing (Brittney Morris)
The Cost of Knowing
19
Brittney Morris
Do You Dream of Terra Two? (Temi Oh)
Do You Dream of Terra Two?
20
Temi Oh
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
21
Nnedi Okorafor
Son of the Storm (Suyi Davies Okungbowa)
Son of the Storm
22
Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Gingerbread (Helen Oyeyemi)
Gingerbread
23
Helen Oyeyemi
Even Though I Knew the End (C.L. Polk)
Even Though I Knew the End
24
C.L. Polk
Trail of Lightning (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Trail of Lightning
25
Rebecca Roanhorse
Everfair (Nisi Shawl)
Everfair
26
Nisi Shawl
The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
27
Rivers Solomon
Rosewater (Tade Thompson)
Rosewater
28
Tade Thompson
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
29
Colson Whitehead
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps (Kai Ashante Wilson)
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
30
Kai Ashante Wilson
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