Fantasy/Sci-Fi Novels by Black Authors

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The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow (Legends of the Order #2)
The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow (Legends of the Order #2) 4.50 avg rating — 106 ratings
2.
The Exercise of Vital Powers (Legends of the Order #1)
The Exercise of Vital Powers (Legends of the Order #1) 4.10 avg rating — 211 ratings
3.
Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,689 ratings
4.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,371 ratings
5.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,210 ratings
6.
The Deep
The Deep 3.77 avg rating — 38,706 ratings
7.
A Dance for the Gods (The Last Warrior King Series, #2)
A Dance for the Gods (The Last Warrior King Series, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 59 ratings
8.
A Cry to War (The Last Warrior King Series, #1)
A Cry to War (The Last Warrior King Series, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Fledgling
Fledgling 3.80 avg rating — 37,692 ratings
10.
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating — 27,811 ratings
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The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)
The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 43,261 ratings
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Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, #1)
Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 16,591 ratings
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 239,011 ratings
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,325 ratings
15.
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 51,667 ratings
16.
Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1)
Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 80,692 ratings
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The Broken Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, #2)
The Broken Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 38,521 ratings
17.
Forging a Nightmare
Forging a Nightmare 3.67 avg rating — 211 ratings
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 30,282 ratings
20.
Trouble the Saints
Trouble the Saints 3.36 avg rating — 1,959 ratings
21.
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
How Long 'til Black Future Month? 4.27 avg rating — 17,832 ratings
22.
The Black God's Drums
The Black God's Drums really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,310 ratings
22.
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
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Seed to Harvest: The Complete Patternist Series (Patternist, #1-4)
Seed to Harvest: The Complete Patternist Series (Patternist, #1-4) 4.39 avg rating — 6,601 ratings
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The Lesson
The Lesson 3.57 avg rating — 3,812 ratings
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The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 43,368 ratings
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Home (Binti, #2)
Home (Binti, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 29,658 ratings
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Lagoon
Lagoon 3.63 avg rating — 8,984 ratings
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A Spell for Trouble (Enchanted Bay Mystery #1)
A Spell for Trouble (Enchanted Bay Mystery #1) 3.75 avg rating — 2,260 ratings
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Nine Bar Blues
Nine Bar Blues 4.05 avg rating — 230 ratings
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The Visitor
The Visitor 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia
Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia 3.70 avg rating — 2,279 ratings
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Prince of Ruins (After Z Book 1)
Prince of Ruins (After Z Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark 4.02 avg rating — 100 ratings
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The Smoke in His Voice (The Tiger and His Ember Series)
The Smoke in His Voice (The Tiger and His Ember Series) 3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Beneath the Burning Wave (The Mu Chronicles, #1)
Beneath the Burning Wave (The Mu Chronicles, #1) 2.64 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating — 12,077 ratings
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Prince of Ruins
Prince of Ruins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still
JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still 3.37 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Across the Scorched Sea: A brand new epic spellbinding YA fantasy adventure for 2025 (The Mu Chronicles) (Book 2)
Across the Scorched Sea: A brand new epic spellbinding YA fantasy adventure for 2025 (The Mu Chronicles) (Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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His to Claim (Alien Overlords, #1)
His to Claim (Alien Overlords, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 4,080 ratings
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Nova
Nova 3.80 avg rating — 8,860 ratings
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The Road Of Resistance Part II
The Road Of Resistance Part II it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
44.
Taken By Moonlight (Moonlight, #1)
Taken By Moonlight (Moonlight, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 1,136 ratings
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Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand 3.81 avg rating — 3,105 ratings
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The War We Make
The War We Make 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings
47.
Colorblind (Moonlight, #2)
Colorblind (Moonlight, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 486 ratings
47.
Friday Black
Friday Black 4.04 avg rating — 18,513 ratings
47.
Babel-17/Empire Star
Babel-17/Empire Star 3.89 avg rating — 2,493 ratings
50.
Midnight Robber
Midnight Robber 3.93 avg rating — 3,780 ratings
50.
The Kingdom of Gods (The Inheritance Trilogy, #3)
The Kingdom of Gods (The Inheritance Trilogy, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 28,784 ratings
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Triton
Triton 3.70 avg rating — 2,279 ratings
53.
Boy, Snow, Bird
Boy, Snow, Bird 3.34 avg rating — 30,809 ratings
53.
Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold
Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold 3.94 avg rating — 17,170 ratings
53.
The Jewels of Aptor
The Jewels of Aptor 3.30 avg rating — 966 ratings
56.
Redemption in Indigo
Redemption in Indigo 3.88 avg rating — 2,932 ratings
56.
The Ballad of Beta 2
The Ballad of Beta 2 3.76 avg rating — 899 ratings
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A, B, C: Three Short Novels
A, B, C: Three Short Novels 3.86 avg rating — 140 ratings
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The Novels of Samuel R. Delany Volume One: Babel-17, Nova, and Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
The Novels of Samuel R. Delany Volume One: Babel-17, Nova, and Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand 3.73 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Tales of Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #1)
Tales of Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 1,673 ratings
61.
Flight from Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #3)
Flight from Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 432 ratings
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Conjure Women
Conjure Women 3.87 avg rating — 18,420 ratings
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Neveryóna (Return to Nevèrÿon, #2)
Neveryóna (Return to Nevèrÿon, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 667 ratings
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Return to Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #4)
Return to Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #4) 4.03 avg rating — 398 ratings
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Queen of the Conquered (Islands of Blood and Storm, #1)
Queen of the Conquered (Islands of Blood and Storm, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 2,332 ratings
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Return to Nevèrÿon: The Complete Series: Tales of Nevèrÿon, Neveryóna, Flight from Nevèrÿon, and Return to Nevèrÿon
Return to Nevèrÿon: The Complete Series: Tales of Nevèrÿon, Neveryóna, Flight from Nevèrÿon, and Return to Nevèrÿon 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Mem
Mem 3.62 avg rating — 3,542 ratings
67.
Hogg
Hogg 2.91 avg rating — 1,598 ratings
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Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 38,336 ratings
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The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning, #2)
The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 19,674 ratings
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Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,537 ratings
72.
Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2)
Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 27,351 ratings
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Imago (Xenogenesis, #3)
Imago (Xenogenesis, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 23,533 ratings
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Bloodchild and Other Stories
Bloodchild and Other Stories 4.35 avg rating — 26,126 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 — 245,805 ratings
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A Phoenix First Must Burn
A Phoenix First Must Burn 3.95 avg rating — 3,179 ratings
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Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating — 21,511 ratings
78.
David Mogo Godhunter
David Mogo Godhunter 3.61 avg rating — 1,347 ratings
79.
A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)
A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 4,440 ratings
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Earthseed: The Complete Series
Earthseed: The Complete Series 4.52 avg rating — 2,427 ratings
81.
The Goddess Twins
The Goddess Twins 3.26 avg rating — 148 ratings
81.
Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 77,778 ratings
83.
Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)
Raybearer (Raybearer, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 30,968 ratings
83.
Clap Back (Black Stars, #5)
Clap Back (Black Stars, #5) 3.80 avg rating — 2,978 ratings
85.
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 54,597 ratings
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We Travel the Spaceways (Black Stars, #6)
We Travel the Spaceways (Black Stars, #6) 3.90 avg rating — 2,819 ratings
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These Alien Skies (Black Stars, #4)
These Alien Skies (Black Stars, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 3,209 ratings
88.
The Visit (Black Stars, #1)
The Visit (Black Stars, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 9,523 ratings
89.
The Black Pages (Black Stars, #2)
The Black Pages (Black Stars, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 4,252 ratings
90.
2043... a Merman I Should Turn to Be (Black Stars, #3)
2043... a Merman I Should Turn to Be (Black Stars, #3) 2.95 avg rating — 2,883 ratings