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SFF Novels That Aren't Written by White Men

Maybe you're like me and you work at a tech company and someone decides to start a SF/F book club and you're really excited about it but then you look at the spreadsheet of books people are recommending and white male authors outnumber all other demographics combined 2:1 and you're like "There's got to be a better way" anyway, here it is, the better way. I haven't read all of these books and of the books I have read, I don't love all of them, but they're all rather well regarded and yes, they're mostly published in the last 15 years but I think that says more about the state publishing has been in rather than anything. All books are standalone or the first novel in a series, no author repeats.
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The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
1
Katherine Addison
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
2
Charlie Jane Anders
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
3
Ryka Aoki
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
4
Katherine Arden
The City Inside (Samit Basu)
The City Inside
5
Samit Basu
To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Moniquill Blackgoose)
To Shape a Dragon's Breath
6
Moniquill Blackgoose
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
7
Octavia E Butler
The Mask of Mirrors (M. A. Carrick)
The Mask of Mirrors
8
M. A. Carrick
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
9
S.A.Chakraborty
To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
10
Becky Chambers
Sorcerer to the Crown (Zen Cho)
Sorcerer to the Crown
11
Zen Cho
The Unbroken (C. L. Clark)
The Unbroken
12
C. L. Clark
A Master of Djinn (P. Djeli Clark)
A Master of Djinn
13
P. Djeli Clark
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
14
Susanna Clarke
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (Zoraida Cordova)
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina
15
Zoraida Cordova
BABEL-17 Samuel R. Delany
BABEL-17 Samuel R. Delany
16
The Prey of Gods (Nicky Drayden)
The Prey of Gods
17
Nicky Drayden
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
18
Robin Hobb
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
19
N. K. Jemisin
The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez)
The Spear Cuts Through Water
20
Simon Jimenez
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
21
Micaiah Johnson
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
22
Mary Robinette Kowal
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
23
Ann Leckie
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
25
Fonda Lee
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
26
Yoon Ha Lee
The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)
The Grace of Kings
27
Ken Liu
The Best of All Possible Worlds (Karen Lord)
The Best of All Possible Worlds
28
Karen Lord
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
29
Arkady Martine
Middle Game (Seanan McGuire)
Middle Game
30
Seanan McGuire
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
31
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
His Majesty's Dragon
32
Naomi Novik
Velocity Weapon (Megan E. O'Keefe)
Velocity Weapon
33
Megan E. O'Keefe
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
34
Nnedi Okorafor
Goliath (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Goliath
35
Tochi Onyebuchi
Too Like the Lightning (Ada Palmer)
Too Like the Lightning
36
Ada Palmer
Even Though I Knew the End (C.L. Polk)
Even Though I Knew the End
37
C.L. Polk
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun
38
Rebecca Roanhorse
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
39
Mary Doria Russell
Mystic and Rider (Sharon Shinn)
Mystic and Rider
40
Sharon Shinn
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