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An Introductory List of Black Speculative Fiction

From Afrofuturism to re-imagined American Civil War eras and everything in between, there is so much great speculative fiction out there written from African/African-American perspectives. Here are just a few places to start!
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Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
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Nnedi Okorafor
Binti: Home (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti: Home
2
Nnedi Okorafor
Binti: The Night Masquerade (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti: The Night Masquerade
3
Nnedi Okorafor
A Taste of Honey (Kai Ashante Wilson)
A Taste of Honey
4
Kai Ashante Wilson
The Black God's Drums (P. Djèli Clark)
The Black God's Drums
5
P. Djèli Clark
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
6
Octavia Butler
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
7
Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents
8
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (P. Djeli Clark)
The Haunting of Tram Car 015
9
P. Djeli Clark
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
10
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Akata Warrior (Nnedi Okorafor)
Akata Warrior
11
Nnedi Okorafor
Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
12
Nnedi Okorafor
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
13
Nnedi Okorafor
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
14
N. K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
The Obelisk Gate
15
N.K. Jemison
The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
The Stone Sky
16
N. K. Jemisin
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
17
River Solomon
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
18
Tomi Adyemi
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Tome Adeyemi)
Children of Virtue and Vengeance
19
Tome Adeyemi
Sister Mine (Nalo Hopkinson)
Sister Mine
20
Nalo Hopkinson
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
21
Nalo Hopkinson
Falling in Love With Hominids (Nalo Hopkinson)
Falling in Love With Hominids
22
Nalo Hopkinson
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
23
N. K. Jemisin
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring
24
Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Black Panther
25
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The New Moon's Arms (Nalo Hopkinson)
The New Moon's Arms
26
Nalo Hopkinson
Skin Folk
Skin Folk
27
The Salt Roads
The Salt Roads
28
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
29
NK Jemisin
The Broken Kingdoms (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Kingdoms
30
N.K. Jemisin
Kingdom of Gods (N.K.Jemisin)
Kingdom of Gods
31
N.K.Jemisin
The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
32
Rivers Solomon
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
33
Colson Whitehead
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
34
Justina Ireland
The Lesson (Cadwell Turnbull)
The Lesson
35
Cadwell Turnbull
War Girls (Tochi Onyebuchi)
War Girls
36
Tochi Onyebuchi
Beasts Made of Night (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Beasts Made of Night
37
Tochi Onyebuchi
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
38
Marlon James
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