2020 Fantasy and Science Fiction Books by Black Authors

1.
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 54,582 ratings
2.
Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)
Raybearer (Raybearer, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 30,959 ratings
3.
A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water, #1)
A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 11,845 ratings
4.
The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 76,596 ratings
5.
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #1)
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 20,484 ratings
6.
Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)
Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 175,714 ratings
7.
Riot Baby
Riot Baby 3.71 avg rating — 11,747 ratings
8.
Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2)
Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 12,316 ratings
9.
Ring Shout
Ring Shout 3.97 avg rating — 46,500 ratings
10.
A Phoenix First Must Burn
A Phoenix First Must Burn 3.95 avg rating — 3,179 ratings
11.
Tristan Strong Destroys the World (Tristan Strong, #2)
Tristan Strong Destroys the World (Tristan Strong, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 2,842 ratings
12.
Ikenga
Ikenga 3.79 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
13.
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 51,652 ratings
14.
The Sound of Stars
The Sound of Stars 3.73 avg rating — 5,286 ratings
15.
Cinderella Is Dead
Cinderella Is Dead 3.67 avg rating — 84,994 ratings
16.
Black Girl Unlimited
Black Girl Unlimited 4.31 avg rating — 4,579 ratings
17.
The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning, #2)
The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 19,668 ratings
18.
Shuri (Shuri: A Black Panther Novel, #1)
Shuri (Shuri: A Black Panther Novel, #1)
by: Nic Stone
3.87 avg rating — 1,713 ratings
19.
Maya and the Rising Dark
Maya and the Rising Dark 3.91 avg rating — 2,031 ratings
20.
Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun 4.03 avg rating — 5,954 ratings
21.
The Conductors (Murder and Magic, #1)
The Conductors (Murder and Magic, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 3,870 ratings
22.
Lakewood
Lakewood 3.47 avg rating — 13,436 ratings
23.
Stormsong (The Kingston Cycle, #2)
Stormsong (The Kingston Cycle, #2)
by: C.L. Polk
3.87 avg rating — 4,303 ratings
24.
Cry of Metal & Bone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #3)
Cry of Metal & Bone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 491 ratings
25.
Master of Poisons
Master of Poisons 3.35 avg rating — 1,102 ratings
26.
The Legends of Eve: Book of Fire (A Warrior's Past, #2)
The Legends of Eve: Book of Fire (A Warrior's Past, #2) 4.75 avg rating — 97 ratings
27.
Scarlet Odyssey
Scarlet Odyssey 4.11 avg rating — 2,506 ratings
28.
Cry of Metal & Bone (Earthsinger Chronicles #3)
Cry of Metal & Bone (Earthsinger Chronicles #3) 4.21 avg rating — 491 ratings
29.
The Goddess Twins
The Goddess Twins 3.26 avg rating — 148 ratings
30.
The Hero of Numbani
The Hero of Numbani 3.87 avg rating — 446 ratings
31.
Given
Given 3.69 avg rating — 707 ratings
32.
The Midnight Bargain
The Midnight Bargain
by: C.L. Polk
3.75 avg rating — 16,062 ratings
32.
Early Departures
Early Departures 3.86 avg rating — 3,441 ratings
34.
Trouble the Saints
Trouble the Saints 3.36 avg rating — 1,959 ratings
35.
The Magnificent Makers #3: Riding Sound Waves
The Magnificent Makers #3: Riding Sound Waves 4.15 avg rating — 60 ratings
36.
Gloom Town
Gloom Town 3.49 avg rating — 503 ratings
36.
The Last Mirror on the Left
The Last Mirror on the Left 4.14 avg rating — 164 ratings
38.
King of the Rising (Islands of Blood and Storm, #2)
King of the Rising (Islands of Blood and Storm, #2) 3.52 avg rating — 388 ratings
38.
Me: Moth
Me: Moth 4.03 avg rating — 9,115 ratings
40.
Kill Three Birds (Kingdom of Aves Mystery #1)
Kill Three Birds (Kingdom of Aves Mystery #1) 3.96 avg rating — 71 ratings
41.
The Fruit (Wrath & Athenaeum, #3)
The Fruit (Wrath & Athenaeum, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
42.
Wings of Fury
Wings of Fury 3.63 avg rating — 652 ratings
43.
The Seed of Cain (Record Keeper 2)
The Seed of Cain (Record Keeper 2) 3.95 avg rating — 103 ratings
44.
Arcade and the Dazzling Truth Detector (The Coin Slot Chronicles #4)
Arcade and the Dazzling Truth Detector (The Coin Slot Chronicles #4) 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings
45.
Stone and Steel
Stone and Steel 3.50 avg rating — 240 ratings
46.
The Infinite (The Leap Cycle #1)
The Infinite (The Leap Cycle #1) 3.60 avg rating — 339 ratings
47.
Conquest (Dragon Bones, #1)
Conquest (Dragon Bones, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 73 ratings
48.
The Royal Heretic (The Heretic Series Book 1)
The Royal Heretic (The Heretic Series Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
49.
The Road to Woop Woop, and Other Stories
The Road to Woop Woop, and Other Stories 3.49 avg rating — 65 ratings
49.
The Falling Star (The Blazing Star, #2)
The Falling Star (The Blazing Star, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings