Celebrating Black MCs in Fantasy

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Goddess crown
Lapite, Shade
Paper Book
Love Spells Trouble
Davenport, Nia
Paper Book
You Should See Me in a Crown meets Black girl magic--literally--in this enchanting rom-com about a reluctant witch caught up in a faking dating scheme. Witches and humans have always had issues. Cayden is well aware of that: her witch mom was shunned by her...
The ancient's game
Crittenden, Loni
Paper Book
The Ancient's Game is a thrilling new fantasy where one young woman must compete against the nation's elite for a coveted apprenticeship. Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre is the descendant of traitors. She never knew her family or which one of them betrayed the isle of...
Blood Debts
Benton-Walker, Terry J.
Paper Book
GODS MEDDLE AND MAGIC WILL BETRAY YOU, BUT THIS TIME JUSTICE WILL REIGN. Terry J. Benton-Walker's contemporary fantasy debut, Blood Debts, is "an extravaganza from start to finish" (Chloe Gong) with powerful magical families, intergenerational curses, and deadly drama in...
Arcane inheritance, An
Cole, Kamilah.
Paper Book
A modern-day dark academia speculative fantasy with a twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education. Warren University has stood amongst the ivy elite for centuries, built on the bones-and forbidden magic-of its most prized BIPOC students...hiding the rot...
Blood Moon
Lewis, Britney S.
Paper Book
The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller and book one of The Blood Chronicles Mirabella Owens grew up with legends of wolves that traveled to her midwestern town to protect humans from vampires. Of a werewolf that fell in love with one of the undead, unraveling a blood-soaked...
Master of Souls
Barron, Rena
Paper Book
Immortal magic, shocking twists, and star-crossed romance collide in the electrifying conclusion to Rena Barron's epic YA fantasy trilogy, perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone, Raybearer, and Strange the Dreamer.  A king with a score to settle.  A demon...
Our Vicious Oaths
Davenport, N. E.
Paper Book
Fae magic, enemies-to-lovers rivalry, and political intrigue combine in this steamy romantasy from award-winning author N.E. Davenport. HE'LL TAKE HER CROWN. SHE'LL HAVE HIS HEART. 'All the romantasy-loving folks, listen up -- this is your next favourite book! An...
Ambessa : chosen of the wolf
Clark, C. L.
Paper Book
A song of legends lost
Ayinde, M. H.
Paper Book
'A relentlessly gripping, glorious epic fantasy - the exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of 2025' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne A SONG OF REBELLION. A SONG OF WAR. A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST. In the Nine Lands, only those of noble...
(S)Kin
Zoboi, Ibi
Paper Book
A FINALIST FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD SIX STARRED REVIEWS A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her groundbreaking contemporary fantasy debut--a novel in verse based on Caribbean...
Sọmadịna
Emezi, Akwaeke
Paper Book
A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by indigenous Igbo culture from the Sunday Times bestselling author.
An ocean apart
Tew, Jill
Paper Book
An electrifying dystopian novel packed with a tantalizing love triangle, gripping political intrigue, and a Bachelor-style competition from the critically acclaimed author of The Dividing Sky, Jill Tew. "If you think that romance compromises a dystopian novel's ability...
Where Shadows Meet
Caldwell, Patrice
Paper Book
The bestselling dark and thrilling Black sapphic vampire romantasy that questions what it truly means to sacrifice for love. "This is a lush, intoxicating read, packing tender romance alongside vicious twists. My new obsession!" - Mark Oshiro, #1 New York Times...
I, Medusa
Gray, Ayana
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A "captivating villain origin story" (People Book of the Week) reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine This hardcover edition features a premium dust jacket with foil and a...
Forged by blood : a novel
Okosun, Ehigbor
Paper Book
The first book in an action-packed, poignant duology inspired by Nigerian mythology Dèmi just wants to survive: to avoid the suspicion of the nonmagical Ajes who occupy her ancestral homeland of Ife; to escape the King's brutal genocide of her people - the darker skinned,...
Sign of the slayer
Harris, Sharina
Paper Book
Full Metal Alchemist meets Vampire Diaries in this fun and clever dark academia series... High school is supposed to be about studying, socializing, and marching-band practice. Not fighting vampires. Then one night flipped my world inside out--now, my life sucks....
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