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Afrofuturism

A Short List of Great Books in the Genre

Afrofuturism is a genre of speculative, fantasy, science fiction, and steampunk written by authors of color. This list introduces you to some of the best writers of Afrofuturism.

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Sycorax's daughters [2017]

Kinitra Dechaun Brooks

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How long 'til black future month? [2018]

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New suns : original speculative fiction by… [2019]

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Stories for Chip : a tribute to Samuel R. Delany… [2015]

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Nova [1968]

Samuel R Delany

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Dhalgren [1975]

Samuel R Delany

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Kindred [1979]

Octavia E Butler

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Mind of my mind [1977]

Octavia E Butler

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Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower : a… [2020]

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Everfair [2016]

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The inheritance trilogy : includes : The hundred… [2014]

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Acacia : the war with the Mein [2012]

David Anthony Durham

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My soul to keep [1997]

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The living blood : a novel [2001]

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The good house : a novel [2003]

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The between : a novel [1995]

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Discovery [2009]

William Hayashi

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Confrontation [2015]

William Hayashi

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The Freedom artist [2020]

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Brown girl in the ring [1998]

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Midnight robber [1998]

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Sister mine [2013]

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The ballad of Black Tom [2016]

Victor D LaValle

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Binti : home [2017]

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Lagoon [2015]

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Akata witch [2017]

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The intuitionist [1999]

Colson Whitehead

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The deep [2019]

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An unkindness of ghosts [2017]