2025 Adult Fantasy/Sci-fi/Speculative Releases by BIPOC Authors

1.
Katabasis
Katabasis 3.95 avg rating — 1,656 ratings
2.
Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame
Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame
by: Neon Yang
3.56 avg rating — 3,932 ratings
3.
The River Has Roots
The River Has Roots 4.06 avg rating — 16,005 ratings
4.
The Isle in the Silver Sea
The Isle in the Silver Sea 4.14 avg rating — 145 ratings
5.
A Desert of Bleeding Sand (A Desert of Bleeding Sand #1)
A Desert of Bleeding Sand (A Desert of Bleeding Sand #1) 4.60 avg rating — 57 ratings
6.
The Serpent Called Mercy
The Serpent Called Mercy 3.83 avg rating — 295 ratings
7.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter 4.11 avg rating — 15,068 ratings
8.
The Library at Hellebore
The Library at Hellebore 3.61 avg rating — 588 ratings
9.
When They Burned the Butterfly
When They Burned the Butterfly 3.89 avg rating — 36 ratings
10.
The King Must Die
The King Must Die really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
11.
A Song of Legends Lost (Invoker Trilogy, #1)
A Song of Legends Lost (Invoker Trilogy, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 713 ratings
12.
A Palace Near the Wind (Natural Engines, #1)
A Palace Near the Wind (Natural Engines, #1)
by: Ai Jiang
3.29 avg rating — 602 ratings
13.
Aunt Tigress
Aunt Tigress 3.77 avg rating — 231 ratings
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A Mouthful of Dust (The Singing Hills Cycle, #6)
A Mouthful of Dust (The Singing Hills Cycle, #6)
by: Nghi Vo
4.36 avg rating — 53 ratings
15.
The Ashfire King (The Sandsea Trilogy, #2)
The Ashfire King (The Sandsea Trilogy, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 1,635 ratings
16.
My Lady Hiraya
My Lady Hiraya
by: Steven Sy
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28 ratings
16.
The Art of Legend (War Arts, #3)
The Art of Legend (War Arts, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
18.
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com (Cosmic Chaos, #1)
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com (Cosmic Chaos, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 7,510 ratings
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The Memory of the Ogisi (The Forever Desert, #3)
The Memory of the Ogisi (The Forever Desert, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 97 ratings
19.
To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, #2)
To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, #2) 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings
21.
Blood Slaves
Blood Slaves 4.29 avg rating — 173 ratings
21.
The Killing Spell
The Killing Spell it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Demon Song
Demon Song
by: Kelsea Yu
4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
24.
The Memory Hunters (The Consecrated, #1)
The Memory Hunters (The Consecrated, #1)
by: Mia Tsai
3.39 avg rating — 87 ratings
25.
Harmattan Season
Harmattan Season 3.59 avg rating — 239 ratings
26.
Hammajang Luck
Hammajang Luck 3.61 avg rating — 2,979 ratings
27.
The Legend of Meneka (The Divine Dancers, #1)
The Legend of Meneka (The Divine Dancers, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 639 ratings
28.
The Protector and the Annihilation
The Protector and the Annihilation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
29.
Court (Crave, #4)
Court (Crave, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 78,380 ratings
30.
One Way Witch (She Who Knows, #2)
One Way Witch (She Who Knows, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 275 ratings
31.
Return of the Sistah Samurai (The Champloo Mixes, Mix #2)
Return of the Sistah Samurai (The Champloo Mixes, Mix #2) 4.73 avg rating — 22 ratings
32.
Space Brooms!
Space Brooms! 3.54 avg rating — 218 ratings
33.
Wolfskin
Wolfskin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
34.
The Last Contract of Isako
The Last Contract of Isako
by: Fonda Lee
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
34.
Meet Me at the Crossroads
Meet Me at the Crossroads 3.51 avg rating — 393 ratings
34.
Angel Eye (The Cursebreakers Series)
Angel Eye (The Cursebreakers Series) 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings
37.
The Lord of Demons (The Burning, #3)
The Lord of Demons (The Burning, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 84 ratings
37.
Seventhblade
Seventhblade 3.94 avg rating — 63 ratings
37.
Blood for the Undying Throne (The Bleeding Empire, #2)
Blood for the Undying Throne (The Bleeding Empire, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
40.
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping 4.23 avg rating — 4,875 ratings
40.
Daughters of Flood and Fury (Stormbringer #2)
Daughters of Flood and Fury (Stormbringer #2) 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings
40.
Transmentation | Transience: Or, an Accession to the People’s Council for Nine Thousand Worlds (The Formation Saga Book 1)
Transmentation | Transience: Or, an Accession to the People’s Council for Nine Thousand Worlds (The Formation Saga Book 1) 3.67 avg rating — 55 ratings
43.
The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver
The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
43.
Down in the Sea of Angels
Down in the Sea of Angels
by: Khan Wong
3.86 avg rating — 138 ratings
45.
Cursebound (Faebound, #2)
Cursebound (Faebound, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 4,019 ratings
46.
The First Thousand Trees (The Annual Migration of Clouds, #3)
The First Thousand Trees (The Annual Migration of Clouds, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
47.
A Testimony of Blood (The Song of Godhunters, #2)
A Testimony of Blood (The Song of Godhunters, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
48.
The Bewitching
The Bewitching 4.19 avg rating — 1,693 ratings
48.
The Door on the Sea (The Raven and Eagle, #1)
The Door on the Sea (The Raven and Eagle, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
48.
The War Beyond (The Hollow Covenant Book 2)
The War Beyond (The Hollow Covenant Book 2) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
51.
Firstborn of the Sun
Firstborn of the Sun 4.55 avg rating — 62 ratings
51.
Fiend
Fiend 3.93 avg rating — 70 ratings
53.
The Jasad Crown (The Scorched Throne, #2)
The Jasad Crown (The Scorched Throne, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 1,507 ratings
53.
The Enduring Universe (Rages #3)
The Enduring Universe (Rages #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
55.
Water Moon
Water Moon 3.79 avg rating — 30,257 ratings
55.
Blue Futures, Break Open: A Novel
Blue Futures, Break Open: A Novel 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
57.
The Fall of Rebel Angels
The Fall of Rebel Angels it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
58.
Don't Sleep with the Dead
Don't Sleep with the Dead
by: Nghi Vo
3.36 avg rating — 1,296 ratings
59.
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng 4.15 avg rating — 14,960 ratings
60.
The Library at Hellebore
The Library at Hellebore 3.61 avg rating — 588 ratings
61.
The God and the Gwisin (Fate's Thread, #2)
The God and the Gwisin (Fate's Thread, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 1,328 ratings
62.
Thaumaturgic Tapas (Hidden Dishes #3)
Thaumaturgic Tapas (Hidden Dishes #3)
by: Tao Wong
3.94 avg rating — 107 ratings
63.
At the Fount of Creation (Guardians of the Gods, #2)
At the Fount of Creation (Guardians of the Gods, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 162 ratings
64.
Dance of Shadows (The Raag of Rta, #2)
Dance of Shadows (The Raag of Rta, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 101 ratings
65.
Tideborn (Drowned World, #2)
Tideborn (Drowned World, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 372 ratings
66.
Esperance
Esperance 4.08 avg rating — 300 ratings
67.
The Wind on Her Tongue (Daughter of Three Waters, #2)
The Wind on Her Tongue (Daughter of Three Waters, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 110 ratings
68.
Fate's Bane
Fate's Bane 4.25 avg rating — 61 ratings
69.
An Arcane Inheritance
An Arcane Inheritance 4.45 avg rating — 29 ratings
70.
Annapurna's Bounty: Indian Food Legends Retold
Annapurna's Bounty: Indian Food Legends Retold 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings