Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance

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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,256 ratings
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Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,705 ratings
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American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,748 ratings
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,827 ratings
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,823 ratings
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,307 ratings
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,932 ratings
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Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys 4.04 avg rating — 228,350 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,383 ratings
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Saga, Volume 1
Saga, Volume 1 4.16 avg rating — 354,222 ratings
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Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,521 ratings
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Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 38,327 ratings
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Fledgling
Fledgling 3.80 avg rating — 37,682 ratings
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Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1)
Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 107,942 ratings
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Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1)
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 62,528 ratings
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 143,936 ratings
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Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating — 21,510 ratings
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Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3)
Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 129,740 ratings
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,408 ratings
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Legend (Legend, #1)
Legend (Legend, #1)
by: Marie Lu
4.15 avg rating — 556,104 ratings
21.
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating — 27,809 ratings
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Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2)
Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 134,255 ratings
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Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 37,832 ratings
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,092 ratings
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Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1)
Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 39,348 ratings
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The Broken Kingdoms (Inheritance, #2)
The Broken Kingdoms (Inheritance, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 38,513 ratings
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Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,446 ratings
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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 381,966 ratings
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Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4)
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 114,718 ratings
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Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1)
Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 77,817 ratings
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Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 77,738 ratings
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Bloodchild and Other Stories
Bloodchild and Other Stories 4.35 avg rating — 26,122 ratings
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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 419,264 ratings
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Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal 4.10 avg rating — 92,188 ratings
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Daja's Book (Circle of Magic, #3)
Daja's Book (Circle of Magic, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 31,386 ratings
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Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2)
Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 72,942 ratings
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Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2)
Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 64,837 ratings
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The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1)
The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 17,138 ratings
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Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1)
Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,845 ratings
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Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) 4.41 avg rating — 304,176 ratings
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Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,675 ratings
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The Kingdom of Gods (Inheritance, #3)
The Kingdom of Gods (Inheritance, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 28,778 ratings
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Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring 3.85 avg rating — 7,276 ratings
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Ash
Ash 3.63 avg rating — 37,571 ratings
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Zoo City
Zoo City 3.62 avg rating — 11,529 ratings
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Huntress
Huntress 3.79 avg rating — 13,437 ratings
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Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating — 83,099 ratings
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 245,763 ratings
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The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story 3.96 avg rating — 16,713 ratings
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Imago (Xenogenesis, #3)
Imago (Xenogenesis, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 23,523 ratings
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Cold Magic (Spiritwalker, #1)
Cold Magic (Spiritwalker, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 9,313 ratings
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Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 44,715 ratings
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Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2)
Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 27,343 ratings
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Minion (Vampire Huntress Legend, #1)
Minion (Vampire Huntress Legend, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 6,603 ratings
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The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129,512 ratings
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The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 95,527 ratings
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Nation
Nation 4.11 avg rating — 37,536 ratings
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Hostage to Pleasure (Psy-Changeling, #5)
Hostage to Pleasure (Psy-Changeling, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 33,552 ratings
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,891 ratings
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The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 3.87 avg rating — 16,303 ratings
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Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1)
Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,294 ratings
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The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,272 ratings
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Book of a Thousand Days
Book of a Thousand Days 3.97 avg rating — 56,016 ratings
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Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)
Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 71,504 ratings
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The Living Blood (African Immortals, #2)
The Living Blood (African Immortals, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 2,966 ratings
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The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)
The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 83,319 ratings
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Urban Shaman (Walker Papers, #1)
Urban Shaman (Walker Papers, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 15,281 ratings
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Tempting Danger (World of the Lupi, #1)
Tempting Danger (World of the Lupi, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 12,716 ratings
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The Bitten (Vampire Huntress Legend, #4)
The Bitten (Vampire Huntress Legend, #4) 4.25 avg rating — 2,856 ratings
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Silver Phoenix (Kingdom of Xia, #1)
Silver Phoenix (Kingdom of Xia, #1)
by: Cindy Pon
3.57 avg rating — 3,382 ratings
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The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)
The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 651,121 ratings
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My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1)
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 7,404 ratings
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Go Fetch! (Magnus Pack, #2)
Go Fetch! (Magnus Pack, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 17,842 ratings
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Redemption in Indigo
Redemption in Indigo 3.88 avg rating — 2,932 ratings
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American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese 3.88 avg rating — 100,052 ratings
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The Will of the Empress (The Circle Reforged, #1)
The Will of the Empress (The Circle Reforged, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 22,066 ratings
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The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)
The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,048 ratings
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Daughter of the Empire (The Empire Trilogy, #1)
Daughter of the Empire (The Empire Trilogy, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 40,758 ratings
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Santa Olivia (Santa Olivia, #1)
Santa Olivia (Santa Olivia, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 9,159 ratings
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Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1)
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 10,582 ratings
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So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1)
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 28,168 ratings
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Beast Behaving Badly (Pride, #5)
Beast Behaving Badly (Pride, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 16,016 ratings
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Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)
Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 33,029 ratings
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Mine to Possess (Psy-Changeling, #4)
Mine to Possess (Psy-Changeling, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 33,063 ratings
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Impermanence
Impermanence 4.24 avg rating — 89 ratings
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The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 184,548 ratings
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The Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1)
The Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 2,754 ratings
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Midnight Robber
Midnight Robber 3.93 avg rating — 3,779 ratings
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China Mountain Zhang
China Mountain Zhang 3.96 avg rating — 4,978 ratings
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Blood Cross (Jane Yellowrock, #2)
Blood Cross (Jane Yellowrock, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 25,524 ratings
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The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1)
The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 65,093 ratings
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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,794 ratings
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Liar
Liar 3.28 avg rating — 8,868 ratings
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Stormwalker (Stormwalker, #1)
Stormwalker (Stormwalker, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 6,993 ratings
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Woman on the Edge of Time
Woman on the Edge of Time 3.92 avg rating — 18,309 ratings
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War for the Oaks
War for the Oaks
by: Emma Bull
4.01 avg rating — 10,595 ratings
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Saga, Volume 3
Saga, Volume 3 4.48 avg rating — 98,202 ratings
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Red Winter (Red Winter Trilogy, #1)
Red Winter (Red Winter Trilogy, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 12,823 ratings
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Chameleon (The Domino Project, #1)
Chameleon (The Domino Project, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 229 ratings
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Fire Baptized (Santeria Habitat, #1)
Fire Baptized (Santeria Habitat, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,093 ratings
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