Celebrating Black MCs in Science Fiction

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Death of the author
Okorafor, Nnedi
Paper Book
2026 NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER WINNER OF THE LIBBY AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER Recommended by New York Times Book Review * People * NPR * Rolling Stone * Los Angeles Times *...
The dividing sky
Tew, Jill
Paper Book
Serpent & Dove meets Arcane in this dystopian romance debut that follows a cunning memory merchant who deals a little extra happiness on the side and the handsome rookie officer on her tail! In 2460, eighteen-year-old Liv Newman dreams of a future beyond her...
Lost ark dreaming
Okungbowa, Suyi Davies
Paper Book
"Suyi Davies Okungbowa is a scholar of place and a master of worlds--his grasp of how we are shaped by the spaces we occupy makes him one of the most exciting authors writing in SFF."--Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six A Most...
Breath of Oblivion
Broaddus, Maurice
Paper Book
The second book in a trilogy where the futuristic technology of Black Panther meets the scale of The Expanse and the intricate political maneuverings of Game of Thrones. "Not to be missed."--Washington Post on Sweep of Stars ...
This Great Hemisphere
Askaripour, Mateo
Paper Book
"A thrilling page-turner."-Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Wildly imaginative."-The Washington Post "Askaripour soars."-The Boston Globe A rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt invisible....
The Fallen Fruit
Madison, Shawntelle
Paper Book
Combining history and fantasy, a sweeping multi-generational epic in the vein of Kindred and The Time Traveler's Wife about a woman who travels through time to end a family curse that has plagued her ancestors for generations. On a rainy day in May 1964, history professor...
Those beyond the wall
Johnson, Micaiah
Paper Book
Revolution is a spark, and rage is the fire. Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths in a searing sci-fi thriller from the author of The Space Between Worlds. In the...
Sky full of elephants
Campbell, Cebo
Paper Book
" In a world without white people, what does it mean to be Black? One day, a cataclysmic event occurs: all of the white people in America walk into the nearest body of water. A year later, Charlie Brunton is a Black man living in an entirely new world....
Archangels of funk
Hairston, Andrea
Paper Book
Run from your past. Hide from your future. Protect your present. The Water Wars have scrambled the world. Flood refugees are on the run. Disrupters and the nostalgia militia roam the roads wreaking havoc. Invisible Darknet Lords troll the internet, solidifying their power,...
The Second Chance of Darius Logan
Walker, David F.
Paper Book
Eisner award-winning author David F. Walker explodes onto the YA literary scene with a remarkable story about justice and second chances and all the ways we can make our own world in the image of our dreams. Darius Logan is far from a hero. Since his parents were killed, he has spent most...
The Asiri Volume 1
Okupe, Roye
Paper Book
The Asiri Volume 1 begins an epic science fantasy about an ancient, advanced West African civilisation of space explorers that once colonised Mars and strove for galactic stability. Enhanced by an inner power called 'Inkra,' the Asiri can manipulate technology in ways never seen. However, their...
Eve
LaValle, Victor
Paper Book
WHAT WORLD HAVE WE LEFT OUR CHILDREN? When the ice caps melted, most of humanity was lost to the hidden disease that was released. Now, a mysterious girl named Eve has awoken in secret and must deal with a world that's nothing like the virtual reality she was raised in. In order to save her father...
Vern, custodian of the universe
Waiters, Tyrell
Paper Book
A thought-provoking and hilarious romp through time and space from debut creator, Tyrell Waiters that explores what it means to be human in a world fraught with uncertainty. "This is more than a graphic novel; it's an experience. Imagination, science and adventure weave together...
Far from the light of heaven
Thompson, Tade
Paper Book
"Simultaneously brutally grounded and wildly imaginative." --Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award winner A tense and thrilling vision of humanity's future in the chilling emptiness of space from rising giant in science fiction, Arthur C. Clarke Award winner...
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