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SFF Novels That Aren't Written by White Men

Maybe you're like me and you work at a tech company and someone decides to start a SF/F book club and you're really excited about it but then you look at the spreadsheet of books people are recommending and white male authors outnumber all other demographics combined 2:1 and you're like "There's got to be a better way" anyway, here it is, the better way. I haven't read all of these books and of the books I have read, I don't love all of them, but they're all rather well regarded and yes, they're mostly published in the last 15 years but I think that says more about the state publishing has been in rather than anything. All books are standalone or the first novel in a series, no author repeats.
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The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
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All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
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Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
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The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
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The City Inside (Samit Basu)
The City Inside (Samit Basu)
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To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Moniquill Blackgoose)
To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Moniquill Blackgoose)
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
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The Mask of Mirrors (M. A. Carrick)
The Mask of Mirrors (M. A. Carrick)
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The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
10
To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)
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Sorcerer to the Crown (Zen Cho)
Sorcerer to the Crown (Zen Cho)
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The Unbroken (C. L. Clark)
The Unbroken (C. L. Clark)
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A Master of Djinn (P. Djeli Clark)
A Master of Djinn (P. Djeli Clark)
14
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
15
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (Zoraida Cordova)
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (Zoraida Cordova)
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BABEL-17 Samuel R. Delany
BABEL-17 Samuel R. Delany
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The Prey of Gods (Nicky Drayden)
The Prey of Gods (Nicky Drayden)
18
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
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The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez)
The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez)
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The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
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The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
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Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
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Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
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Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
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The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)
The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)
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The Best of All Possible Worlds (Karen Lord)
The Best of All Possible Worlds (Karen Lord)
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A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
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Middle Game (Seanan McGuire)
Middle Game (Seanan McGuire)
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Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
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His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
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Velocity Weapon (Megan E. O'Keefe)
Velocity Weapon (Megan E. O'Keefe)
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Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
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Goliath (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Goliath (Tochi Onyebuchi)
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Too Like the Lightning (Ada Palmer)
Too Like the Lightning (Ada Palmer)
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Even Though I Knew the End (C.L. Polk)
Even Though I Knew the End (C.L. Polk)
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Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
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The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
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Mystic and Rider (Sharon Shinn)
Mystic and Rider (Sharon Shinn)
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